| 75 Exciting Vegetables for Your Garden Contributor(s): Staub, Jack (Author), Buchert, Ellen (Author), Buchert, Ellen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1586852507 ISBN-13: 9781586852504 Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2005 Annotation: In the tradition of classic gardening books comes 75 Exciting Vegetables for Your Garden. Written in elegant prose and filled with beautiful, original art, this keepsake volume is the perfect gift for the avid gardener or the beginner. Within its pages you'll discover seventy-five unusual and eminently beautiful vegetables that are both attractive in your garden while growing and yield delightfully edible fruits. You'll find heirlooms and hybrids, natives and transplants, everything from the Green Zebra Tomato to Purple Sprouting Broccoli. A brief history of each plant, information about when and how to grow them, and recipes for simple dishes using each vegetable are included. With tidbits of unexpected lore and a touch of old-fashioned nostalgia, 75 Exciting Vegetables for Your Garden is an heirloom volume that is sure to be passed from generation to generation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Vegetables |
| Dewey: 635 |
| LCCN: 2004021516 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.27" W x 9.14" (1.08 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Full-color botanical paintings highlight a charming collection of gardening lore, in a volume that contains 75 profiles of unique and beautiful vegetables and fruit for the garden, including the Asparagus Bean, Green Zebra Tomato, True Lemon Cucumber, Turkish Orange Eggplant, and others. |