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Monday, 25 May 2009

Potager

 
Cowirl mentioned a potager in her posting the other day. What, I wondered, was a potager. The answer is a traditional kitchen garden; a seasonally used space separate from the rest of the residential garden; a kitchen garden usually taken to mean a formal, decorative kitchen garden.
So now I know!


This is the potager at the Chateau de Villandry near Tours.

 
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  1. Rosaria Williams25 May 2009 at 01:16

    Vive le potager.

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  2. Commonweeder27 May 2009 at 21:56

    I extended my small vegetable garden this year, adding good paths and flowers. I don't know that I am strong on the design side, but I think it will be beautiful.

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