She selected tried, true and tested home garden plants including greens and cucumbers that were AAS winners in the 30s; tomatoes and radishes from the 40s; radishes, lettuce, and zucchini and beans from the 50s; squash and peas from the 70s; beans, herbs and peas from the 90s; and a slew of other varieties such as melons, carrots, eggplant, peas, squash, tomatoes and peppers from the 2000s.