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excellent background to any flower beds that may 

 be introduced into the kitchen garden. 



The prettiest adjunct to a kitchen garden is 

 the herb garden. It may be situated in one of 

 the angles in order to take advantage of the walls 

 as part of a formal boundary, and for shelter. Or 

 it may lie on either side of the principal entrance, 

 forming a small episode in the general scheme. 

 A herb garden is attractive by its contents alone, 

 and the necessity of having every plant accessible 

 points to small beds and paths. Lavender and 

 rosemary hedges are naturally associated with 

 herbs, and though modern requirements call for 

 less variety than in medieval times, the number 

 may well be increased beyond kitchen needs for 

 the sake of their beauty and fragrance. 



The orchard should not be too far away from 

 the house, or there is difficulty in protecting the 

 ripe fruit. Ground sloping to the south or south- 

 west is most suitable. An eastern aspect is not 

 advisable as the early morning sun after frost is 

 most destructive to blossom. Shelter from wind 

 should be provided. The fierce gales from the 

 south-west are particularly destructive, and gener- 

 ally blow just as the apples are nearly ripe. Larch 

 and poplar grow quickly, but whatever shelter 

 trees are used they must be planted far enough 

 away not to impoverish the soil of the actual 

 orchard. 



When full grown orchard trees are a protection 



