I am an avid gardener and a style/design geek. Since years I've been dreaming of a French"Potager du Roi" (Kitchen Garden of the King), or should I say "Garden of the Queen"? Presently, my "Au Potager"garden is a cross between a chaotic cottage, herb, and cutting garden..lettuce lurking through the pink phlox, parsley enhancing the beautiful, bright yellow daisies, and sage hovering over my nasturtiums. You get my drift. Yes, and of course I use everything I grow, even the stinging nettles, my gardener friends complain about.
Taking care of my garden is only one of my passions. Eating the veggies I planted connects me very much to "Mother Earth" and keeps me mindful about the ever so humbling wonders of the Creation. In addition, it's more satisfying tasty.
To some people, a garden suggests veggies planted in straight rows. Flowers are more or less a luxury. But the flowers have a long history in the "Au Potager" garden. The most important one being the gardens at Versailles, created by Jean-Baptiste de La Quintine the garden architect of Louis the XIV, the Sun King. It took five years create these wonderful ornamental veggie gardens (1678 - 1683). So, I better get moving (literally) with my garden design.
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What a cool design. Are you going to do it yourself or have landscaping firm do it. I am jealous.
ReplyDeleteHappy Gardening
Sandi
OK Queenie how is your garden. I love your design It's artsy. I read up on stinging nettles which leaves me to ask one question? Where do I get a stinging nettle plant? Thanks Can't wait for the next blog.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
Becky