Creative Vegetable Gardening - Brossura

Larkcom, Joy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 184533390X ISBN 13: 9781845333904

Casa editrice: Mitchell Beazley, 2008

Riassunto

Working from the belief that a vegetable garden, whatever its size, can be as beautiful as a conventional garden of flowers and shrubs, this colorful guide shows how to apply the principles of good design to a kitchen plot. Find out how to use the vibrant texture, colors, and forms of vegetables, herbs, and fruit to create glorious effects and intriguing patterns without jeopardizing their productivity. A range of gardening techniques are described and illustrated with full-color step-by-step images, and an A-Z directory includes more than 150 edible plants to work with. From creating a full-scale potager (there are 5 different kinds to choose from) to simply adding some new effects with vegetables, there’s inspiration here for beginners and experienced gardeners alike.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

"This is a wonderful book for winter reading, filled with ideas for spring

and summer sowing and growing."

Rosemary Verey The Sunday Times Book Supplement

Joy Larkcom has single-handedly put vegetable gardening back on the map

Jim Buckland Country Living

"So filled with exciting and new things that - like the products of the author's kitchen - it goes down in one sitting."

David Dunbar The Sunday Times

"All aspects of creating an ornamental kitchen garden are covered, from planning to design ideas for attractive boundaries, paths, edges to beds, focal points, and features . . . There's a wealth of beautifully photographed detail - textured effects, colourful touches, planting for dramatic effect - to get

the creative juices flowing."

Andrew Blackford Kitchen Garden

Descrizione del libro:

Will be of invaluable use and inspiration to both beginners and experienced gardeners alike Contains intricate plans of informal, formal, small, urban, low-maintenance, and winter garden potagers The first book to look at growing vegetables for decorative effect as well as for culinary use Author is one of the world's leading experts on vegetables and vegetable growing Ideal for gardeners of all ages and with small, medium, or large gardens The first edition of this book sold 20,000 copies worldwide

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Mitchell Beazley
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 184533390X
• ISBN 13: 9781845333904
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208