Goals: healing

A whole pharmacy in a tree, and the source of the safest home pest spray. Needs ground space — not a balcony…

A dryland shrub grown for its root; it resents wet feet more than it resents heat.

A climber that will take over a boundary wall given a chance. Grow from a stem cutting pushed into moist soil.

Nearly impossible to kill and far more likely to die of kindness than neglect. Snap a leaf for burns and sunburn. Never…

Slow to start, then generous for decades. Feed with curd whey or diluted buttermilk once a month for glossy leaves.