How does your potager grow?
via Jardin Potager
A thoughtful kitchen garden in Connecticut...see link below.
I have a strong desire to grab a cup of coffee and wander this
garden path in the wee hours of the morning and then again
with a class of wine in the evening. I just love watching things grow :)
Gardening can be tricky when you are renting a house.
You have to make it easy. This is my next thought, a few of these
wooden framed garden beds.We can buy them ready made.
I can stop thinking about them :) I wonder how transportable they are?
via Bowles & Wyer
Love this design my American Potager.
via American Potager
This appeals to my Virgo sensibilities. Neat, tidy,
organised, small space...I could handle this.
It is realistic and practical.
At the moment, my kitchen garden consists of a collection
of pots delicately attended to by me.
via American Potager
Mr. H is attempting his own veggie garden this year.
I have directed him to a space in the garden and am trying very hard to keep quiet.
I fear the space he has allocated to his pumpkins is going break all the rules
of the 'simple potager'. Mammoth pumpkin patch come October is more like it!
Hope these images provided a little potager inspiration for you.
Happy Pottering!
Such lovely images. There is a beautiful book called "In and Out of the Garden" by Sarah Midda. It is full of beautiful illustrations and recipes, and I instantly thought of it after reading your post. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteGreat suggestions Suzanne...thank you!!
ReplyDeleteOh how I wish I had the time to have a nice big potager style garden. At present I have small herb and vege garden, in hindsight probably enough for us to manage.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I don't have a garden, but I have a balcony and I have planted as much as possible out there. Right now I have pansy, lavender and forget-me-not. I have sown all sorts of herbs, so I open the doors each morning in anticipation. Can't wait:-)
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful well thoughout gardens! It would be a pleasure to walk around them!
ReplyDeleteI was so excited to see your post this morning. I have preparing my garden. You have provided so much inspiration! We are planting many vegetables this year and I can't wait to watch them grow. I am slowly catching up with your blogs. I have been out of touch due to a new job! Looking forward to connecting through our blogs....
ReplyDeleteA little envious...but not really. I've been tending my Florida garden and am now headed north to a condo where no gardening happens...I'm happy for the break :)
ReplyDeleteOh yes Sara Midda's book is one of my all time favourites! Love your inspirations Jeanne, and like you I fancy a wander morning and night to see what has changed during the day. I just wish I wasn't quite so spacially challenged, but maybe some of those raised boxes could do the trick for me!
ReplyDeleteLovely images. Our garden is to small to grow much of anything although my husband does grow hot peppers.
ReplyDeleteHi Loree.. Mr. H has planted hot peppers too! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are making me miss my old garden. Damn, just when I thought I was happy with the London parks...beautiful pictures!xx
ReplyDeleteMy daughter planted our "potager." She took great pride in her even rows of lettuce.
ReplyDeleteI wanted several wigwams of sweet peas in among the veg and raspberry canes.
The last 3 summers in Maine I've tried my hand at growing things to eat. What I have learned is that it takes lots of sun to get really healthy yields, and I don't have enough for everything. Lettuce does great no matter where it is so we have lots of salad! No matter the success, it's been fun trying.
ReplyDeleteJeanne, have you thought of trying wine crates for your garden? You'd be surprised at what you can grow in them. Just remember to drill some drainage holes in the bottom and after experimenting with them, I think it might be a good idea to line them with plastic to avoid wood rot. Anyway, it's an easy, transportable approach to gardening.
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