Every child's dream is encapsulated in the imagery behind Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Dare I say it, there maybe a few of us adults who wouldn't pass up the idea either. To walk through your garden picking sugared roses, bubblegum toadstools and water your plants from the chocolate river sounds a little far-fetched, but still delicious, for even the most imaginative.

Fortunately, it is possible to have a chocolate garden that won't melt on a hot day and will still tempt you beyond your wildest dreams. And, you won't even add a scrap of cellulose to those trimmed Weight-Watcher thighs.

In fact, anyone can have a chocolate garden. All it takes is a bunch of plants and flowers with their rich chocolate hues to turn your landscape into one beautiful taste extravaganza. Here's a few to whet your tastebuds;

• Chocolate Mint
• Chocolate Delphiniums
• Chocolate Zantedeschia ('Hot Chocolate' Calla)
• Chocolate Cherry Sunflower
• Chocolate Cosmos Flower
• Phormium "Chocolate Fingers"
• Akebia Quinata Chocolate vine
• Delphinium Curiosities
• Chocolate Lily
• Chocolate Echeveria
• Ajuga Chocolate Chip Bugleweed
• Heucheria Chocolate Ruffles
• Snakeroot Eupatorium rugosm 'Chocolate'

• Chocolate Cherry Tomatoes
• Chocolate Capsicum
• Chocolate Sapote

But if you're looking for a way to pull all this together and have a complete chocolate garden you might find some inspiration from the Chocolate Flower Farm. The farm is closed during the winter but open to the public for the other three seasons.