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    The document discusses various considerations for planning a garden layout, including structural form, texture, color, and whether to integrate fruit and vegetables with ornamental plants or grow them separately. Some key points are: - The layout and structure of the garden depends on factors like site aspects, shapes, sizes, and personal preferences. Structural forms can include fruit trees, climbing plants, and geometric rows. - Texture and color should also be considered, as many vegetable plants have attractive leaves, stems, and foliage in various colors, shapes, and textures. - It's important to decide whether to mix crops with ornamentals or grow them separately, and if separately, whether in their own plot or integrated into the overall design.

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    The document discusses various considerations for planning a garden layout, including structural form, texture, color, and whether to integrate fruit and vegetables with ornamental plants or grow them separately. Some key points are: - The layout and structure of the garden depends on factors like site aspects, shapes, sizes, and personal preferences. Structural forms can include fruit trees, climbing plants, and geometric rows. - Texture and color should also be considered, as many vegetable plants have attractive leaves, stems, and foliage in various colors, shapes, and textures. - It's important to decide whether to mix crops with ornamentals or grow them separately, and if separately, whether in their own plot or integrated into the overall design.

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    The document discusses various considerations for planning a garden layout, including structural form, texture, color, and whether to integrate fruit and vegetables with ornamental plants or grow them separately. Some key points are: - The layout and structure of the garden depends on factors like site aspects, shapes, sizes, and personal preferences. Structural forms can include fruit trees, climbing plants, and geometric rows. - Texture and color should also be considered, as many vegetable plants have attractive leaves, stems, and foliage in various colors, shapes, and textures. - It's important to decide whether to mix crops with ornamentals or grow them separately, and if separately, whether in their own plot or integrated into the overall design.

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    Planning your garden

    The content and layout of a garden is


    determined by many factors. Although
    practical considerations are paramount
    in growing fruit and vegetables, try
    to make the most of these plants as an
    extension of the ornamental qualities of
    a garden. They may not offer the same
    breadth of interest as ornamental plants,
    but they certainly have their attractions.
    CROPS IN THE GARDEN
    Garden sites come in all aspects, shapes,
    and sizes. On the reasonable assumption
    that the majority of garden sites can be
    made suitable for fruit and vegetables,
    consideration of how they are to be laid
    out has to do with personal preference
    and the practical limitations of the site.
    Take some time to learn and think
    about the style of garden you want.
    One of the most basic considerations
    in planning a garden is the structural
    form. Here, single specimens of fruit
    trees and bushes can be used to good
    effect; the structure of carefully trained
    trees will provide strong interest
    throughout the year. Bold architectural
    form is also found in perennial crops,
    such as tall artichokes and corn, and
    the dramatic leaves of rhubarb.
    Climbing plants, such as peas, beans,
    squashes, and melons contribute height
    and structure from the supports needed
    to grow them. These may be woody
    poles, brushwood, or more ornate
    wooden or metal structures, and can
    make pleasing features themselves. The
    way in which plants are grown also has
    an effect: where fruit and vegetable
    plants are arranged in beds and straight
    rows, the geometric layouts can make
    a strong visual impact.
    Once the form of a garden has been
    established, texture and color can be
    considered. Many vegetable plants
    have striking leaves and stems. In the
    beet group, for example, are plants
    with corrugated, deeply colored leaves,
    and chards with glowing colored stems.
    Carrots have graceful, finely cut
    foliage, the leaves of brassicas are both
    bold in shape and glaucous, and lettuces
    mostly have a soft, crinkled texture.
    The great range of culinary herb plants
    includes many that could be grown
    as much for ornament as for usefulness.
    These include sage, with its felty leaves,
    ruff led parsley, and thymes, which
    contribute both aroma and f lowers
    in addition to their carpeting foliage.
    For most people, f lowers and fruit
    are essential in any garden. Fruit trees,
    canes, and bushes produce beautiful
    blossom and brightly colored fruits.
    Taking all these considerations into
    account, there are three basic points to
    decide on at the outset. Do you wish
    to grow crops mixed with ornamental
    plants, or separately? If separately,
    should they be integrated within the
    overall garden design or in a separate
    plot? How large an area should be
    devoted to crops?
    ORNAMENTAL VEGETABLE GARDENS
    There are two main possibilities for
    integrating fruit and vegetables into the
    ornamental garden. They can be grown
    within the mixture of plants in a
    herbaceous or mixed border, or they can
    be grown alongside ornamental features
    in formal beds, a system often described
    as ornamental vegetable gardening.
    Growing crops within the
    ornamental borders of a garden
    is particularly suitable where space is
    limited, or where only small supplies
    are wanted. There are disadvantages:
    the gaps left as annual vegetables are
    progressively harvested are not
    Color contrast
    Even a small space
    can be planted
    with vegetables
    and herbs to create
    an attractive and
    functional ornamental
    vegetable garden.
    Here, squares
    separated by box
    hedging allow for
    planned crop rotation,
    while crops of
    contrasting forms
    and color are planted
    in simple patterns.
    As crops mature, the
    gaps will be filled with
    succeeding crops.

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