you could go the whole french potager route
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potager_du_roi
tell them that Loiuis the 14th had one and they will all want one!
Posted by Bill who putters on March 24, 2010, 7:09 pm
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> you could go the whole french potager route > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potager_du_roi > tell them that Loiuis the 14th had one and they will all want one!
Always find gardening history wonderful.
Thanks
Anyone know of a book dealing with garden histories ? I'm confined to
Japan for the most part with many haphazard miscellaneous tidbits all
about .
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Posted by Billy on April 1, 2010, 2:43 pm
wrote:
> > In about 10 days, we are moving in to our new house. The neighborhood > > is a subdivision that has farm fields about a tenth of a mile away. I > > don't see any sign of decent sized gardens out here, any raised beds, or > > really much gardening at all. There are simply large yards that people > > mow, evidently. I'd like to have a large garden, but the situation is > > that while I can do a little of this along our fence, the best place for > > it in our location (due to sun, etc.) would be our front yard. > > > > I come from a farm background, and while I like flowers, I also like > > plants that give me something to eat. I tend to plant raised beds and > > borders with things that accomplish both. > > > > While I'd like to simply plant the front yard to pumpkins and sweet > > corn, I have a feeling that the neighbors would at the very least resent > > it, and probably they would end up trying to cite me for some nonsense > > about my yard not meeting the neighborhood standards of looking like a > > golf course. I'm sure I'll already have some of them annoyed with us, > > because my wife is planning to put up a clothesline to harness solar > > power. (the old fashioned way - drying clothes with the sun) > > > > So, in order to "break" the neighbors in to the idea of front lawn > > gardening, I was wondering what tried and true methods some of the rest of > > you have used? > > > > I'm especially looking for productive vegetables that either have > > striking foliage or flowers. > > > > Thanks! > > plant some sunflowers with the corn to confuse the neighbours or maybe a > marijuana plant or 2 as well. > > rob
That's so over done here in northern California.
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> ..... I'd like to have a large garden, but > the situation is that while I can do a little of this along our fence, > the best place for it in our location (due to sun, etc.) would be our > front yard. >....., I also like > plants that give me something to eat. I tend to plant raised beds and > borders with things that accomplish both. > ..... > I'm especially looking for productive vegetables that either have > striking foliage or flowers.
Eggplant and Japanese eggplants can be planted like shrubs, pretty
growth habit, striking color. A big assortment of hot peppers can be
very striking, too. Swiss chard as a border. A bed of beets can be
impressive, and the bonus is that both the beetroot and the greens are
delicious. Edible landscaping authors always mention kale for its
size and color but we don't eat kale so don't plant it.
Another thought is to plant vines that can be trailed over structures
to give them height, if that would suit the front yard design-wise..
Cucumbers and melons would work for this. -aem
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potager_du_roi
> tell them that Loiuis the 14th had one and they will all want one!