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Book

Edible gardens

Call Number

  • 635 E234 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Brooklyn, NY : Brooklyn Botanic Garden, c2011.

Physical Description

119 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Summary

This volume is a brief encyclopedia of edible plants, offering colorful profiles highlighting each plant's ornamental attributes, origins, use as food, and cultivation requirements. A portfolio of garden designs -- including a home orchard, traditional kitchen gardens, children's garden, container gardens, and school garden -- provides inspiration for home and professional gardeners alike. Additional information on organic care and sustainable techniques (slow gardening, permaculture, building soil) completes this hands-on guide.

Contents

  • The magic of food plants / Elizabeth Peters
  • Beauty and bounty in the garden / Barbara Damrosch
  • Edible garden designs: A delicious front yard / Meghan Ray ; An ornamental potager / Cayleg Long ; A native food forest and meadow / Ulrich Lorimer ; A home orchard / Joan McDonald ; Container gardens / Jennifer Williams ; A public garden / Caleb Leech ; A children's garden / Ashley Gamell
  • Encyclopedia of edible garden plants / Joni Blackburn
  • Edible garden plants at a glance
  • Planning your edible garden
  • For more information
  • Contributors
  • Index.

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