Orderly Vegetable Garden in West Linn, Oregon

Nancy and Jim DeClark's vegetable garden is a model of organization. Each 4- by 8-foot bed is outlined with landscaping timbers and amended with compost and rotted manure for easy-to-work soil. A 2-inch layer of crushed gravel covers paths between beds, keeping feet mud-free during western Oregon's frequent rains. Sweet peas climb a wire trellis attached to a wooden A-frame.