THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Spring and Fall, and as a screen during 

 the Winter, when, in the absence of snow, 

 bare earth only is visible and the vegetable 

 garden is unattractive. 



Running around the garden, inside the 

 hedge, there may be first a border six feet 

 wide, where herbs and various perennial 

 flowers for picking can be grown. At one 

 end, with the right exposure, and the hedge 

 at the back, an excellent place can be found 

 for cold-frames and hot-beds. Inside this 

 border, unless your space be limited, there 

 should be a broad path, certainly eight feet 

 wide, for a horse and cart to pass around 

 the garden, which should be intersected at 

 right angles by wide paths crossing the 

 garden in each direction through the center, 

 leaving four plots of equal size, one of 

 which should be devoted to small fruits, un- 

 less there is space for them elsewhere. This 

 is a most practical plan for a large garden 

 which can be both a flower and vegetable 

 garden by making additional borders from 

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