HOW TO GROW EDIBLE PLANTS IN A TINY GARDEN

There’s a plant to suit the smallest of plots. Here’s Mendelson’s top picks

One pot Grow garlic chives and Mizuna. The chives are long-lived and delicious; the Mizuna, a Japanese leaf, will save you a fortune in salad bags.

Window box Buy a couple of ‘Sungold’ tomato plants. Everyone loves the taste, even Nigel Slater.

Narrow garden Go for height with ‘Cosse Violette’ beans. Soon you’ll have a trembling tower of purple beans and a hum of happy bees.

Tiny yard Plant wild strawberries – the world’s most delicious ground cover – and sow a few courgette seeds.