According to author Joy Larkcom, the French word 'potager' is translated as 'kitchen garden,' though the actual manifestations of the potager may vary considerably. In Creative Vegetable Gardens she explains that the word can refer to informal cottage gardens with herbs, vegetables, fruits and flowers, but also formal gardens that include edibles. When I began the garden 20 years ago I did not set out to create a potager, but the threat of deer forced me to include all vulnerable plants inside a deer-proof fence and my potager was born. Herbs, vegetables, fruit trees and shrubs, berries, and ornamental flowers all grow inside the 8 foot high protective barrier.
The Potager
The Potager
The Potager
According to author Joy Larkcom, the French word 'potager' is translated as 'kitchen garden,' though the actual manifestations of the potager may vary considerably. In Creative Vegetable Gardens she explains that the word can refer to informal cottage gardens with herbs, vegetables, fruits and flowers, but also formal gardens that include edibles. When I began the garden 20 years ago I did not set out to create a potager, but the threat of deer forced me to include all vulnerable plants inside a deer-proof fence and my potager was born. Herbs, vegetables, fruit trees and shrubs, berries, and ornamental flowers all grow inside the 8 foot high protective barrier.