Brighten up a dull garden with splashes of color or eye-catching structures. Here, a heavy sunflower is supported by a frame. “We use tuteurs for many different climbers and arches for climbing zucchini, as well as upright hazel aisles for stronger-growing pole beans,” Sarah writes.
Three varieties of rhubarb grow in the garden at Perch Hill. They are the cold-tolerant early bloomers, starting in February and ramping up through April. “Once established, it grows happily in the same spot year after year, just needing the occasional mulch to keep it happy,” Sarah writes.