At the time we took it over, the artichokes were already growing and some, despite a rainy summer there in the great Northwest, were already sporting flowers. ???We don???t do anything to ???em,??? the crusty old gardener from whom we bought the property told us. ???They just come back every year.??? ???Whatta ya use them for???? we wanted to know. ???Oh, all kinds of things,??? he said, which we