A slice of nature: Cultivate a pizza garden

Now here’s a garden the entire family can enjoy: a pizza garden.

The best part? It’s easy. All the plants are hardy, which makes them pretty good growers in most climate zones.

You can ask your local garden center for advice on which varieties to buy, or contact your county cooperative extension service to find out what grows best in your region (go to www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/).

For a pizza garden, plant tomatoes, green bell peppers, basil, oregano, garlic and chives, preferably in a round, pizza shape in the garden.

You can even go so far as to divide the “pizza” into slices, using stepping stones (or are those “pepperoni slices”?) or one of your plant varieties, such as the basil, as dividers.

Depending on the size of the garden, plant one tomato plant and one pepper plant per “slice” and fill in with the garlic, chives and herbs.

In a few months, it’ll be buon appetito.