Because lettuce and radishes mature earlier than tomatoes, you will want to replant them later in the season to create an ongoing salad garden. Or combine ornamental grasses to create a graceful container garden. Because these grasses grow in a variety of heights, use a tall grass in the center, with shorter grasses of different colors planted around it. Finally, tuck in a sweet potato vine at the edge to trail over the sides. An Italian container can consist of a tomato plant in the center with herbs planted around it.
Good choices are sage, sweet basil, Italian parsley and curly parsley.
For a salsa garden, plant a patio tomato, a chile pepper, cilantro and parsley. Meg Bellizio is a master gardener with the Douglas County office of Colorado State University Cooperative Extension. The Denver Post or other copyright holders. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed for any commercial purpose.