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Article: Pretty and productive: Paths, pots, and structures work wonders in this small vegetable garden. (Before & After).
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- Sunset
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- May 1, 2002
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* A few simple changes can make a huge difference in a garden's flow and appearance. Rita Sprinkel's vegetable garden in Newport Beach, California, is located in a sunny south-facing side yard. Backed by a tall hedge that blocked out the wind, this plot yielded bumper crops of potatoes, tomatoes, and zucchini.
Still, Sprinkel wanted to increase production. And since she couldn't resist taking visitors back to her vegetable garden to admire her crops, she also wished the space were prettier. So she asked Lew Whitney of Roger's Gardens in Corona del Mar for help.
Better beds
Whitney's solution was to give the space more structure, by dividing the ...