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Beautiful
American Vegetable Gardens by Mary Tonetti Dorra, Steve Eltinge Hardcover (1997) |
| Today's hottest horticultural trend is vegetable gardening -- and the newest crop of vegetable gardens is a treat for the eye as well as the palate. The proof is evident on every page of the first full-color celebration of the ornamental vegetable gardens of America. | |
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Creative
Vegetable Gardening: Accenting Your Vegetables With Flowers by Joy Larkcom Hardcover(1997) |
| With this book gardeners can learn the skills needed to beautify existing gardens or create new ones that are both handsome and productive. Chapters includes information on garden design, techniques for propagation and pest control, and more. An extensive A to Z directory of vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, and fruits is also provided. | |
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The
Complete Kitchen Garden: The Art of Designing and Planting an Edible Garden by Patrick Bowe, Cynthia Woodyard Hardcover (1996) |
| The kitchen garden is undergoing a renaissance. The Complete Kitchen Garden is a study in design for the home gardener. Garden site and size considerations are followed by recommendations for constructing paths, edges, beds, walls, fences, and other architectural elements. Lists of appropriate plants provide a melange of color, form, and texture choices to help ensure a successful kitchen garden. There are even resources for seed suppliers and public kitchen gardens around the world. Through the book are examples of noteworthy kitchen gardens, both modest and grand, for inspiration. A wealth of beautiful photography by Cynthia Woodyard helps make The Complete Kitchen Garden a comprehensive tool for beginning kitchen gardeners. The Complete Kitchen Garden is as much fun to browse through as it is inspiring to implement! | |