For thousands of years before the advent of modern medicine, healers used herbs and natural concoctions to not only heal, but also prevent common maladies.  With more and concern about drug resistance, side effects and unnatural results, a more natural approach is beginning to look a whole lot better.  Starting with nature, in the form of herbs known for their healing properties, seems to make perfect sense if your goal is to avoid processed and chemical fixes.

The standard types of corn that are good for eating make beautiful, tall plants that fill in thick and can create a very nice looking, uniform hedge.  Better still, you can buy ornamental corn varieties that have beautiful, colorful stalks and ears.  Ornamental corn is still edible, and is much closer in type to the traditional Indian corn of ages past.