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	Gardening Articles: Edibles :: Herbs Features Bountiful Basil By Deborah Wechsler Years ago, when I was a novice gardener living in the city and yearning for the country, I noticed a garden in a tiny front yard and complimented the elderly gardener on... more More Features: Herbs in a Swamp Coneflower Oriental Poppy Search and Browse: Browse all articles in this topic Zip to Zone To find out your zone enter your zip and click "Go >" Tip of the Day Cage Tomatoes Vigorous tomato varieties need to be supported to keep plants and fruit off the ground. For the simplest support construct a 6-foot-high, 3-foot-diameter cylindrical wire cage around the plants and anchor it to the ground.