| Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally Contributor(s): Kourik, Robert (Author), Kane, Mark (Editor), Creasy, Rosalind (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1856230260 ISBN-13: 9781856230261 Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: First published in 1986, this classic is back in print by popular demand. It is the authoritative text on edible landscaping, featuring a step-by-step guide to designing a productive environment using vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs for a combination of ornamental and culinary purposes.It includes descriptions of plants for all temperate habitats, methods for improving soil, tree pruning styles, and gourmet recipes using low-maintenance plants. There are sections on attracting beneficial insects with companion plants and using planting to shelter your home from erosion, heat, wind, and cold. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Landscape - Gardening | Organic - Gardening | Vegetables |
| Dewey: 635 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 8.24" W x 11.02" (1.84 lbs) 382 pages |
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| Publisher Description: First published in 1986, this classic is back in print by popular demand. It is the authoritative text on edible landscaping, featuring a step-by-step guide to designing a productive environment using vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs for a combination of ornamental and culinary purposes. It includes descriptions of plants for all temperate habitats, methods for improving soil, tree pruning styles, and gourmet recipes using low-maintenance plants. There are sections on attracting beneficial insects with companion plants and using planting to shelter your home from erosion, heat, wind, and cold. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kourik, Robert: - During the 1976 California drought, Robert started one of the first organic garden-maintenance businesses in the country. Taking to heart lessons administered with great enthusiasm by the School of Hard Knocks, he progressed into landscape design.
Over a 40-year period, focusing primarily on horticultural methods known variously as organic, natural, appropriate, sustainable, integrated-system and permaculture, Robert learned numerous growing, design, and maintenance skills from the inside out by working with clients throughout California and the rest of the US. He's been sharing that knowledge in books since 1986. |