i was browsing this am and ran across the term "french gardening" which somehow has eluded me all of these years. any input from anyone? how does that differ from any other style or what makes it unique, etc?

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Cindy

Welcome mountain laurel(so lovely)

I refuse to say (bloomin' idiot),'til you got it coming to ya.

very nice to meet you.

Hi BI/ML and welcome!

Would like to jump in and say hello, from Eastern Canada...I have just reacently taken an interest in planting several types of Hosta's. I was just about to plant a "Sums and Substance". I have a large Maple tree in my back yard, would you think it would be ok to plant this hosta under the tree. Thks

Welcome from the foothills of the Rockies too....not that I can help you with your question- but someone will know here I am sure!
Nana

hi to all new here if you cant tell and I am a novice gardener injoying every bit of it. i was born and raised in South Africa so gardening in the USA is all new to me. Hope someone can help me with this question i am looking for and srub that will look nice all year round I would like to place it in a brick rased bed it is a bout two yards long and one yard wide can someone help me with this oh and by the way it cant get to big don't mind having to cut it back thanks me

To B.I. Mountain Laurel,

The way I understand it, "French Gardening" is a term used to describe a method of gardening which relies on close planting in wide, mounded beds to conserve soil moisture and thereby promote steady, abundant growth.

You can do it with either cool season or warm season vegetables.

For example:

Cool season vegetables:
Strawberries, sorrel, coriander, beets, scallions,carrots, chard, dill and basil.

Warm season vegetables:
Carrots, spinach, oriental greens, radishes,parsley,chives, scallions, broccoli, letttuce, and mustard.

Not all vegetables lend themselves to this method, therefore, Choose vegetables that you can thin out regularly.

A raised bed of 4-5 ft. wide by 12-15 ft. long will be ideal for this method. Also, position the bed[s], north to south, so that the plants gets the maximum exposure as the sun moves from east to west.

Info from my gardening library of Sunset, Ortho, other books or MG manual.

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Welcome to the forum, BI/ML! Now...will you give us the scoop on Merme? Is she really as sweet in person as she seems to be on the forum? I bet you are the same way, too!

Dianna

..."sisters, never were there such devoted sisters"....

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Merme

yep..i think those "sweet" genes just passed right on by me, and got DUMPED on merme!

Merme IS an angel, but I think you might be sporting a halo yourself!

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BI/ML (My version of your halo since we don't have the graemlin here for it!)

Dianna