Urban farming is a hot trend right now, with many new books being published on the topic of landscape designs that make the most of small, urban garden spaces. For example, "Apartment Gardening: Plants, Projects and Recipes for Growing Food in Your Urban Home" by Amy Pennington provides useful tips for those with limited gardening space. She recommends choosing garden vegetables that don't need a lot of space for their roots to spread out.
For instance, herbs and smaller vegetables can be grown in small planters and can add scent and flavor to all sorts of recipes. Lovage seeds, nigella, anise hyssop, and scented geraniums will all thrive indoors as long as they are kept well-drained pots. Most herbs require 6 hours of sunlight or more, so a sunny window is a must.
