There are many types of vegetable gardens. Potagers, a garden in which vegetables, herbs and flowers are grown together, has become more popular than the more traditional rows or blocks.

A potager is a French kitchen garden that provided most of the vegetable and fruit requirements of a family. Such gardens can be seen all over France, from train windows and over the walls in village streets, potagers are a common sight.

The modern interpretation of a potager is more decorative, a kitchen garden laid out with a centrepiece of some kind, with four corner beds or a more elaborate pattern.The kinds of vegetables you can grow in your garden are extensive, for example.

Carrots , Cabbages , Corn , broccoli , tomatoes , peas , beans