Food gardens take root on the front lawn

Open this photo in gallery: At her home in Scarborough, Deonarly Songcuya is following a nationwide trend of growing vegetables on front lawns. Backyard gardens are more traditional, but some are making a switch to to save on groceries, or simply expand their backyard growth.Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail One hundred and fifty tomato plants blanketed Alea Cardarelli's front yard in Gatineau in the summer of 2022. The unconventional garden was born from a promise Ms. Cardarelli made to her husband: he'd never have to mow their patchy lawn again. Grocery prices for produce had grown exorbitant. Plus, it felt…