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Possibilities of using ornamental vegetables in landscape architecture.

S. L. Balcău, Maria Apahidean

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Horticulture

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This paper emphasizes that vegetables can be used not only for alimentary purposes but also for decoration, proposing the "edible landscaping" system. Root vegetables can be used for creating vegetation carpets and beds, kale for borders, squares, and flower stands, and vegetables cultivated for pods, beans, and capsules for decorating pergolas and towers. Green vegetables are preferred for creating colorful views or color contrasts. To arrange beautiful gardens using ornamental vegetables, basic landscape architecture principles must be followed, and plants chosen carefully.