Growing spaces: terrace

Needs space, sun and a lot of feeding, and gives back a bunch plus leaves for cooking.

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…

The most satisfying pot crop there is. Stake it early, feed every fortnight, and pinch side shoots so the plant puts its…

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

A pest guard as much as a flower — plant it at the edge of vegetable beds. Deadhead often and it flowers…

Flowers on new growth, so prune hard after the monsoon. Loves a monthly dose of potash.