First Brush Strokes

In the summertime, the house does not shade the garden area as in this photo. Go ahead--click to enlarge. There will be 3 blocks each 13'x13', separated by 3' strips of lawn. the blocks will each have 4 raised beds that are 3'x8'x8" deep, and one in the middle 3'x3', surrounded by 18"-24" wide paths with gravel or pavers. On the side there will be three 13'x18" wide raised bed strips for trellis crops. Can you detect the design influence of Mel Bartholomew? Yep, mom had a copy of his original book way back in the late 70's. She left it laying around where just anyone, including impressionable young children, could pick it up and read it. Plan to fill those beds with 50/50 topsoil/peat blend from a local dirt dealer. Beyond the garden, a little shed with a trellis on its south side, and a larger traditional plot for sprawling heavier winter squash that won't do well on a trellis. In the back, there will be rows of fruit trees spaced roughly 7' apart, in mulched beds, which will be pruned and trained severely never to exceed 7-8' tall. Got that idea from Dave Wilson Nursery. Left a nice space for a good size grape/kiwi arbor that will double as a party pergola. Might not get built until next season but you never know. Then there's going to be a blackberry patch and a raspberry patch...and then maybe some taller bushes such as blueberry and aronia, along the south fence line to screen the neighbor's swimming pool (which is just outside of this frame)...yes I have put quite a bit of thought into this already.... why?