Who says a Kitchen garden can't be beautiful?

摘要

SOMEWHERE IN OUR GARDEN HISTORY, veggie gardens got the short end of the stick. They've been typecast as the ugly ducklings of gardening, while ornamental plantings are touted as the swans. Maybe this is due to our American agricultural heritage of mundane, monocultural straight lines: a row of corn here, two rows of beans there. There is no rule book, however, that says our edible gardens can't be beautiful and a showcase of the neighborhood. By borrowing design strategies.