Product Description
This hefty, feature-packed book shows how you can create beauty around your home, grow delicious healthful produce, and save money and natural resources all at the same time — by landscaping with edible plants. Includes a 160-page Encyclopedia of Edibles with horticultural information, landscaping and culinary uses, sources and recipes.This timely new concept in home landscaping incorporates energy, water and soil-saving techniques with specific designs for all ge… More >>
#1 by CF on May 15, 2010 - 8:07 pm
Although this book contains some good information, if I had it to do over again with the insite I now have, I never would have bought this book. At least not at the prices they want for it. I just don’t feel like I got my moneys worth. This book used should sell for no more than $10.00. If you pay more then that you’ll feel like I do, RIPPED OFF!!
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by William Dickerson on May 15, 2010 - 8:20 pm
Being the owner of Dickerson Landscaping, I needed to know more about the recent vegitable garden movement. This book has been a great source of information in an easy to understand formate of tried and true methodology. It is not just a front for a chemical company to push their products as the solution to everything. If fact it realy helps to explain why your garden may not be doing so well if you have been using alot of chemicals. If your seriousabout gardening this is a good book to read. it may have more information than your looking for, but it gives you step by step ways to get started, and be successful. If your in a hurry to plant a few seeds and instant veggies you might want to move on to an Ortho book.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by D. Smith on May 15, 2010 - 8:46 pm
Happy with the condition of the book. A great book for anyone considering using edible plants in their home landscape.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Jan Hoadley on May 15, 2010 - 11:16 pm
I was a little skeptical of purchasing this book based on a few reviews here – suffice to say the book exceeded my expectations. True, it is an older book but the information is still good. The thumbnail info on size of plants, what they can be used for, how to grow them, certain things they need and so forth enables planning for even plants not previously grown. The photographs as well as artists sketchings gives a visual idea of what combining fruit/nut trees, flowers and vegetables looks like in various ways. The use of containers both large and small, raised beds and other methods of planting gives a variety of looks and possibility. Love the idea of a floating deck around trees! The warnings of some plants, such as bamboo, spreading as well as suggestions on using the plants grown are a starting point, but a good one. Possible miss on some things, such as the availability of bush cherries for those not wanting cherry trees; but those are few. There’s enough information to adequately plan, to fit plants into the budget and allow for adding more later and to plant and make use of “wasted space” for the average person capable of reading, comprehending and following suggestions. A bit dated it’s true but still a lot of great information and well worth the money. If you’re buying one book on the subject this would be a good one, with a great deal of information, to start with!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Janet L. Traweek on May 16, 2010 - 1:36 am
I just wanted to add my voice, if the authors are listening, that this book is a great resource and a new edition would be so welcome. Some of the info doesn’t go out of date, of course, but there are so many new cultivars and plants that are more easily obtained than they were 20 years ago that would fit well into the home landscape and the permaculture view of gardening. I got this book at the library and i may buy a used copy, but I would jump at the chance of an updated edition!
Rating: 4 / 5