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Some of you know that I’ve been visiting public libraries in Oregon and Washington this spring, talking about how to grow a glorious vegetable garden in containers. I always explain that I use the word “vegetable” as a kind of shorthand, to encompass all kinds of edible plants: not just vegetables, but also herbs, fruits, and edible flowers.