Creating a forest garden : working with nature to grow edible crops

Book

Creating a forest garden : working with nature to grow edible crops / Martin Crawford.

Crawford, Martin, 1961- (Author).

Summary:

Offering inspiration for all gardeners, this book features beautiful color photographs and illustrations throughout, and is divided into two parts. Part One looks at why and how to grow particular crops and how to look after them for maximum health. Part Two features more than 100 perennial edibles in detail, both common and unusual, from rhubarb to skirret and Jerusalem artichoke to nodding onions. This book also provides plenty of cooking tips.

Record details

ISBN: 9781900322621 (hbk)
ISBN: 1900322625 (hbk)
Physical Description: 384 pages : color, illustrations ; 29 cm.
Publisher: Totnes : Green, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: How forest gardens work : Forest gardens ; Forest garden features ; The effects of climate change ; Natives and exotics ; Emulating forest conditions ; Fertility in forest gardens -- Designing your forest garden : Ground preparation and planting ; Growing your own plants ; First design steps ; Designing wind protection ; Canopy species ; Designing the canopy layer ; Shrub species ; Designing the shrub layer ; Herbaceous perennial and ground-cover species ; Designing the perennial/ground-cover layer ; Annuals, biennials and climbers ; Designing with annuals, biennials and climbers -- Extra design elements and maintenance : Clearings ; Paths ; Fungi in forest gardens ; Harvesting and preserving ; Maintenance ; Ongoing tasks -- Glossary -- App. 1. Propagation tables -- App. 2. Trees and shrubs for hedging -- App. 3. Plants to attract beneficial insects and bees -- App. 4. Edible crops by month of use.