READER PHOTO! Small lot, BIG garden!

Today ’s photos are from garden designerTodd Holloway‘s private garden in Vancouver , B.C.He says , “ This terrace domain was pieced together over a couple of months with granite stones found in various rock chain reactor and at the beach . The bower is all driftwood , also from the local beach . The planters have been conglomerate over the age and some are extras from our landscape job . As are most of the plant life . Most of the larger tropicals have been save from old years and overwinter in the greenhouse . As the season progresses , the fig tree , concord grapes and tomatoes enclose the patio , bestow more shade and privacy . The quietus of the thou is a practical farm . I jampack as many fruits and vegetables as I can into the small-scale 20- by 50 - foot space . Everything from Asian pears to zucchinis grow here , including some unconventional types such as Brassica oleracea gongylodes , cape gooseberries , and persimmon . As long as it produce in this climate , I make an crusade to grow it … ”Thanks , Todd , for sharing your garden with us !

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