Any of us who have seen a celebrity chef knock up a fresh batch of pesto on TV will have had the same thought."Yes,"you will have thought."That man saying pukka a lot is right.I CAN grow herbs in my garden with which to add a punch of flavour to my drab pasta dinner."You have had this thought.Do not deny this fact.
However,the reality is we'll buy a sad basil plant from the supermarket and,although fragrant and bushy in our kitchen for a while,a couple of days of not watering and a couple of harvests later and it'll just be some sad little sprouts.Herb gardening:not for everyone.
But according to Barry Burrows,it needn't be so difficult.According to Barry-Barry is a spokesperson for Bartholomewlandscaping.com,by the way,so knows his gardening onions-more homeowners are embracing quirky ways to grow herbs and vegetables at home-even making use of the vertical space on their outside walls.
"The traditional view of growing vegetables is to have a vegetable plot that dominates the corner of the garden and does not integrate with the design,"says Barry."With new ideas and technology and innovation,this is becoming very dated.
"Maximising vertical spaces in urban areas has huge potential,with herb and vegetable walls becoming very fashionable.[You can also investigate]alternative edible plants-eating day lilies and other exotic foodstuffs,for example."
And the expert also notes that growing edible goodies in your garden needn't render your outdoor space an ugly,unusable allotment as a result.
"Organic gardening needn't be old tyres and bin bags covering the garden,"says Barry."Designing in organic management into a contemporary design is now quite straightforward."
And to illuminate your new,genre-defying vertical herb garden?Outdoor lighting,we would have thought.If you're making a late night dash out into the garden for cooking supplies,it's useful to have walkover lights in place,while outdoor lighting can also provide a security boost to your home over the winter.
