9 Questions
What is a kitchen garden?
A garden used for growing edible and medicinal plants
What was the kitchen garden like in large country houses?
It was a segregated area enclosed by a wall or hedge
Who wrote about the 16th-century kitchen garden in detail?
A French doctor and printer named Charles Estienne
What happened in the UK by the 19th century in regards to vegetable cultivars?
Vegetable cultivars greatly increased in popularity
What is a vegetable garden?
A garden that exists to grow vegetables and other plants useful for human consumption
What is an herb garden?
A garden that exists to grow a specific group of plants known as herbs
What was the main use of small country gardens historically?
Growing edible plants in kitchen gardens
What do some modern gardens do with edible plants and herbs?
Plant them together with ornamental plants
What is the purpose of a medicinal plant in a kitchen garden?
To use as a natural remedy for ailments
Study Notes
The kitchen garden is a space separate from the rest of the residential garden, used for growing edible plants and often some medicinal plants, especially historically. The kitchen garden is on private land attached or very close to the dwelling. Historically, most small country gardens were probably mainly or entirely used as kitchen gardens. In large country houses, the kitchen garden was a segregated area, normally rectangular and enclosed by a wall or hedge. The French doctor and printer Charles Estienne wrote in detail about the 16th-century kitchen garden. In the UK, by the 19th century, as the breeding of vegetable cultivars greatly increased, a plethora of magazines, societies, and competitions in local or county fairs supported what had become (and remains) a popular form of specialist gardening. In some modern gardens, edible plants and especially herbs are planted alongside ornamental plants. A vegetable garden is a garden that exists to grow vegetables and other plants useful for human consumption. The herb garden is often a separate space in the garden, devoted to growing a specific group of plants known as herbs.
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