OK, so ready yourself for some serious vegetable envy. In answer to those that think a small London garden is no place for a vegetable, I took these pictures of the lushest, most productive front garden I've ever seen. The front gardener had squashes climbing two stories of their house, chilli plants as big as a (rather large) small child, rows of aubergine plants, laden tomato plants, and a big patch of something purplish that I couldn't even recognise. I only wish I could have seen the back garden.
I myself grow vegetables front and back, and have noticed more and more productive gardens as I cycle round London, but this one wins the prize (not that there is a prize, but if there was, they'd get it)!
If you have a front or back garden, a balcony or even a window sill, you can enjoy the thrill, taste and nutrition of home grown herbs, salads, fruit or veg. For courses on 'urban farming' have a look at london.floodlight.co.uk
Follow the exploits of one such gardener at londonvegetablegarden.blogspot.com
If you don't even have a windowsill, or your growing ambitions are bigger than your garden can manage, an allotment might be for you. For more information try www.londonallotments.net
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