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Book

The edible front yard : the mow-less, grow-more plan for a beautiful, bountiful garden

Call Number

  • 635 S685 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Portland, OR : Timber Press, 2011.

Physical Description

213 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Summary

Offers suggestions on designing gardens, incorporating edibles and vegetables with ornamental plants.

Contents

  • Inspired curb appeal
  • The new front yard plant palette : the ornamental edibles
  • Expanding our edible palette : the helpers
  • Design primer and garden planner
  • Edible front yard garden designs
  • Reality check : assess your front yard
  • Out with the old : remove and reuse lawn, plants, and materials
  • Building the bones : hardscape, privacy, and irrigation
  • Working it : organically maintaining your front yard
  • Harvest time and beyond.

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Added Authors

Ann Summa