THIS ISSUE
Our visit to the marvellous Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show back in late March, when we were beginning work on this issue, got us wildly excited about ornamentals all over again. The floral and foliage displays, which were gorgeous as usual, reminded us that food gardeners love their flowers and hedges and decorative foliage, too. Gardening is gardening, after all. So next issue we will be introducing a regular feature on ornamental plants. They can bring to our gardens pretty shows of flowers, striking foliage colours and textures, plus structure, both formal and informal. They complement the trees and lawns to form a coherent landscape, with many points of interest for both humans and wildlife, including those allimportant pollinators. Winter is a great time to get outside and build elements for…