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By Connie Lyons Times Newspapers Contributing miter
mericans may be getting
bigger, but their f 1 gardens are getting smaller. As farms are divided up and turned into housing developments, usable garden space becomes more and more limited.
As a result, planning it flower or vegetable garden becomes challenging, but by no means impossible. Plant growers and nurseries are aware of this trend and have accordingly developed dwarf trees, shrubs and vegetable varieties that will work in a small space without overwhelming it.
Flowers are easier than vegetables, since many varieties are tolerant of shade; vegetables require at least six hours of sun each day. Coping with the incursions of shade produced by your house, trees, and shrubbery (yours and your neighbor’s) can be a difficult undertaking. So if it is vegetable gardening that you are longing for, a certain amount of manipulation may be necessary.
A garden in a small area must, of necessity, be limited in scope in terms of plant vari
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