Classification of family vegetable gardens

Abstract

Urban expansion has led the population to create small green spaces around their homes, and the desire to consume fruits and/or vegetables grown according to their own principles, convinced them that a vegetable garden is beneficial, in terms of both food and aesthetics. The data gathered from the specialized scientific literature allowed making a classification of the family vegetable gardens, taking into account the following: the purpose, the style of the design, the functionality and the way of construction. Depending on the purpose, there are vegetable gardens for utilitarian purposes, vegetable gardens for therapeutic purposes and vegetable gardens for culinary purposes. Depending on the style, there are vegetable gardens designed in a geometric style, vegetable gardens arranged in a free style and those arranged in a mixed style. Taking into account the functionality are the ecological, educational, cultural, aesthetic-recreational and sanitary vegetable gardens. In addition, depending on the construction method are the vegetable gardens at ground level, on raised beds, the vegetable gardens in pots and containers and the vegetable gardens on wicker beds. This classification helps to achieve the concept of designing the vegetable garden for decorative purposes and, in this way, can be integrated into the overall design of the property.