Examples
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Edibles
Edibles integrate beautifully into ornamental beds, and vice versa.
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Edibles integrate beautifully into ornamental beds, and vice versa .
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Raising edible beds increases their accessibility, especially for those with special needs. For easy harvesting, make beds no deeper than 2 feet, or, an arms length.
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Edibles can thrive nearly anywhere, if basic conditions are met.
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Some edibles, such as fruit trees, conform easily to espalier (training into a flat 2D shape, upon a trellis or wall), for space economy or pure good looks.
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Any vining or trailing edible (tomatoes, peas, squash...) benefits from staking, or upright training, which increases air circulation and pollinator accessibility, and eases harvesting.
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Any vining or trailing edible (tomatoes, peas, squash...) benefits from staking, or upright training, which increases air circulation and pollinator accessibility, and eases harvesting.
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Any vining or trailing edible (tomatoes, peas, squash...) benefits from staking, or upright training, which increases air circulation and pollinator accessibility, and eases harvesting.
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Edibles are great components of children's imaginations.
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Edible gardens can be very attractive.
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Edible gardens can be very attractive.
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Edibles make beautiful landscape plants. Nothing is lovelier than an apple orchard in bloom; no smell more enticing than ripe peaches. (Note: Be conscious of proximity to walkways: falling fruit can be messy, even dangerous!).
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