Garden Plans > 2019: Mary's MN Potager

About this Garden Plan
My garden has developed over many years to complement our traditional Midwest Foursquare house, which is basically a square but also contains elements of assymetry. We have spent 35 years completely renovating this house, which is now over 100 years old. In my garden, I wanted to coomplement the geometry and symmetry of the house by using a circular form for the yard and elements of symmetry in the foundation plantings on the west side, but also add elements of assymetry. My garden has also been inspired by the Amish gardens I have seen in Indiana, which combine vegetables and flowers, as well as the French potager. Since we live on a corner, with an alley on a third side one of my goals is to make my garden both productive and beautiful from all angles. I am also committed to ecological principles such as limiting the amount of grass, planting more and more edible crops, and using non-chemical treatments against diseases, as well as composting to improve the soil. Part of the reason I have included so many flowers is to encourage pollinators. I am using the garden planner to facilitate crop rotation and to help me plan my expansion of my garden for 2020. I love my garden, and there is no place I would rather be in the summer!
Plan Type, Soil and Location
Garden Location:	Northfield, MN
Garden Size:	89' 11" x 83' 11"
Garden Type:	Home garden
Garden Layout:	Potager / Country garden
Sun or Shade:	Sunny
Garden Soil Type:	Good soil
Plan Notes

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