Welcome to Lawn and Garden Magic
Landscape Gardening History Article
This is a selection made from among articles on Landscape Gardening History. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
Herb and Vegetable Gardens
from: Lawn and Garden MagicLandscaping is most often though of as rocks carefully placed, manicured lawns and large trees scattered about a property. However, a garden also makes an attractive addition to any landscape. Whether it's a herb garden or a vegetable garden, these features can be just as beautiful as any other landscape element. In addition, they provide added benefits since they are a source of food and can be a source of very pleasing smells.
An herb garden is one of the most common types of edible landscape. This is because they are very easy to grow, tolerate a variety of climates and conditions and also because they grow rapidly. Additionally, herbs are more than just tasty. Many of them look very nice, with attractively shaped leaves and different shades of green that can add a subtle beauty to the landscape -- and herbs smell nice as well. They can surround your home with a pleasing perfume that exudes a true sense of “home.”
Many people plant parsley, rosemary and thyme in their herb gardens, but there are other herbs that can be planted as well. Cilantro is a little milder than parsley and it has a different look. Mint is another herb that many people don't think to plant, as is lavender. Both of these herbs look different and they both give off very nice scents. Another herb with a very attractive smell is Roman chamomile. Even though some of these herbs may be less frequently used, you can find many recipes that use them. Lavender and chamomile are noted for their usefulness in providing an atmosphere of calm, so even the scents can be useful. Simple bring them into the house and enjoy the feelings that accompany the smell.
Vegetable gardens are other edible landscaping devices that look attractive. They can be planted in a variety of climates and grown in a variety of soils. There are some plants that grow only in certain regions, but your basic garden fare can be grown almost anywhere. Just the look of green plants has been shown to be soothing and when you grow your own food, it adds a satisfied feeling of self-confidence and accomplishment.
Every vegetable has its own look and so it's possible to enjoy a variety of different looks by carefully choosing the plants that you grow. However, you should choose plants that you can eat. If you're not going to eat a lot of squash, don't plant it. There are plenty of vegetables that have very attractive looking plants and even flowers. Peas have cute little flowers and send up beautiful curly vines, and there are many species of peppers that look beautiful after the fruit has arrived, with their yellow, greens and reds.
If you use herb and vegetable gardens as part of the landscape, there's no need to plant them all together in one area. Spread them around the yard. You can use tomatoes if you plant and squash plants (including pumpkins) can be used as accents. Herbs make excellent ground cover and most vegetables and herbs can be grown very successfully in containers. You can make a very attractive landscape design if you use flower boxes for your herbs and quaint old antique washtubs for things like beans. Pretty sticks can be decorated to emerge from decorative tins for your peas.
The great thing about growing vegetable and herb gardens as part of your landscape is that, of course, they're edible. They don't cost a lot plant and they can save you even more money by reducing the food you need to purchase at the grocery store. Additionally, if you have a surplus, you can always bottle or freeze it for later.
Many people use the excess plants from their gardens as gifts for their neighbors or family. There's no reason to relegate herb and vegetable gardens to some hidden corner of the property or even to garden in a conventional way, with large plots. You can add distinction to your yard by using the unique and inexpensive method of landscaping with herbs and vegetables.
Landscape Gardening History News
No relevant info was found on this topic.