This elegant raised bed bordering a sidewalk along a busy residential street is filled with what look like exotic hosta hybrids but they’re actually cardoons, a member of the sunflower family. They’re stems are used in various dishes in regional cuisines of France, Italy and Spain.
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a chat over the garden fence
There's always room for one more plant.
a little garden near Gawler
.....and nurturing my soul
Ministry of the fence 
