A cloister garden is a traditional approach to growing herbs. The walls and pebbles reflect heat, helping to intensity the flavors of these sun lovers. Consider this approach on a smaller scale in a sunlight-filled corner of your yard.
While vegetables may be the last thing you'd expect in the formality of a traditional French garden, don't overlook them completely. Potagers and herb gardens were staples of design. Here, the classical influence is seen in the high walls, the gravel path and the wood-edged parterres.
Vegetable garden. Have boxwoods surrounding as traditional symmetric garden, as opposed to the fence. Still have the crushed limestone or sea shells or small pebbles on walkway.
While vegetables may be the last thing you'd expect in the formality of a traditional French garden, don't overlook them completely. Potagers and herb gardens were staples of design. Here, the classical influence is seen in the high walls, the gravel path and the wood-edged parterres.
neat. clean. raised beds appear to be concrete. well contained. tohiate due to high walls. but...I would want to include softer areas for seating, eating and relaxing
While vegetables may be the last thing you'd expect in the formality of a traditional French garden, don't overlook them completely. Potagers and herb gardens were staples of design. Here, the classical influence is seen in the high walls, the gravel path and the wood-edged parterres.
While vegetables may be the last thing you'd expect in the formality of a traditional French garden, don't overlook them completely. Potagers and herb gardens were staples of design. Here, the classical influence is seen in the high walls, the gravel path and the wood-edged parterres.
While vegetables may be the last thing you'd expect in the formality of a traditional French garden, don't overlook them completely. Potagers and herb gardens were staples of design. Here, the classical influence is seen in the high walls, the gravel path and the wood-edged parterres.
A cloister garden is a traditional approach to growing herbs. The walls and pebbles reflect heat, helping to intensity the flavors of these sun lovers. Consider this approach on a smaller scale in a sunlight-filled corner of your yard.
added by nouvellemaison to Landscape (14 months ago)
cloister herb garden -- do on small scale in corner of garden