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ex p e rie n ce.
Putting in
edibles draws more than a
passing ‘Oh, that's a pretty
flower.' It becomes a dialogue,
and sharing begins.''
R o s a lin d C r e a s y
Containers filled with
edibles and flowers
serve a movable feast,
le ft.
“Today, folks
are eager to embrace
incorporating edibles
with traditional
ornamentals,”
Ros says.
Ros calls ‘Rainbow’
chard,
below ,
“organic
stained glass” for the
way in which sunlight
illuminates the vibrant
stalks and puckered
leaves. Like other
salad greens, chard is
a cool-season crop.
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