Garden Space Saver

Lettuce and Cucumber

Create some extra space in your garden and provide shade at the same time. Make a trellis with a large empty wooden frame and some chicken wire or nylon garden mesh. Attach "legs" to one side so it will lean. Underneath the trellis plant anything that would benefit from partial shade. These include lettuce, spinach, chard, greens, and cooking herbs among others. On the other side of the trellis, grow vine plants like green beans, snow peas, or cucumbers. The leaves from the vine plant will provide the shade for the plants under the trellis.