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Title:

Edible gardens / Elizabeth Peters, editor.

Publisher:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

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

Subject:

Edible landscaping.
Plants, Edible.

Other Authors:

Peters, Elizabeth.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-113) and index.

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.

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.

Series:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden guides for a greener planet ; handbook #196

ISBN:

1889538752 (pbk.)
9781889538754 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)695021513

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)