Ornamental Vegetable Garden

[1066]

I was flicking through a Sarah Raven book last night and where she planted sweat peas she followed them with small pumpkins that can be trained up the supports, might be an idea to help you maximise use of space

Sorry can't help, as not an expert on Dahlias

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[1066]

[saddad]

I know the tubers are edible, but I don't know about the leaves.. Eristic will...
:)

[Digeroo]

I have found recipes for the tubers but the flowers appear to be on the never eat list on one web site and the edible list on a different one. 

The never eat list is Australian so perhaps they should not be grown upside down. ;D ;D ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

Crimson flowered broad beans look good, and purple-podded peas are quite dramatic with purply flowers and deep purple pods.

[Paulines7]

Mangetout Pea Carouby de Maussane has lovely blue&violet flowers - very nearly as pretty as a sweet pea and pretty hardy.

I bought some of these seeds in June in France and the flowers really are beautiful.  I had a good crop of mange tout yet didn't sow them until early July.  I will definitely be sowing them this year and will also put some against the trellises in the flower beds.

See:  http://www.seaspringseeds.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/products_id/77?osCsid=08765da5ee4700995435c8db7da716fc

[GrannieAnnie]

Mangetout Pea Carouby de Maussane has lovely blue&violet flowers - very nearly as pretty as a sweet pea and pretty hardy.

I bought some of these seeds in June in France and the flowers really are beautiful.  I had a good crop of mange tout yet didn't sow them until early July.  I will definitely be sowing them this year and will also put some against the trellises in the flower beds.

See:  http://www.seaspringseeds.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/products_id/77?osCsid=08765da5ee4700995435c8db7da716fc

I also grew them the past two years and liked them raw or in stir fry though haven't been able to get a respectable Fall crop, just seems too hot for them.

[ACE]

Something that can be used all year would be better. A herb garden planted in a  lovers knot pattern perhaps. also reasonably low maintenance as most herbs will ground cover and you can just cut them down for them to come back fresh next year. load of colours as well purple sage, pineapple mint, lemon balms etc all very useful in the kitchen as well as selling a few to raise money.

[manicscousers]

we grew carouby as they're lovely eaten raw or stir fried  ;D