Demonstrates how any vegetable garden can be made beautiful through the imaginative planting of vegetables with flowers in the classic tradition. Whatever the size of the plot, a superb vegetable garden can be created which will rival the beauty of any conventional garden devoted to flowers and shrubs. Without committing to a full-scale potager, gardeners can incorporate in their own garden any number of stunning and simple effects described in this book. The superbly illustrated text is a perfect combination of sound, practical information with inspirational examples taken from gardens around the world. - An inspirational, yet thorough practical guide to creating beautiful vegetable gardens - Beautifully illustrated with specially commissioned colour photography - Extensive A-Z plant directory, including herbs, vegetables and edible flowers - An essential addition to the library of every vegetable grower
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
"There really are very few gardening books that have such authority."
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Joy Larkcom is well-known as an author, lecturer, journalist and television broadcaster. She is one of the country's leading writers on vegetable growing and her books include: The Salad Garden (1984); Oriental Vegetables (1991); The Vegetable Garden Displayed (1992); Vegetables for Small Gardens (1995); Salads for Small Gardens (1995). Joy also writes reglarly for a number of magazines, including the Royal Horticultural Society's journal, The Garden.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome book,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Creative Vegetable Gardening (Paperback)
This is a beautiful book! I got so many inspirations from it for my own gardens. This is definitely for the gardener who doesn't want the prim and proper perfect type garden. More rustic and user friendly. The photos are wonderful which is an absolute must for a book like this. Highly recommend.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it,
By
This review is from: Creative Vegetable Gardening (Paperback)
So many great ideas in here, this is the book to read if you want to tear up the front lawn and make a beautiful veg garden, the veg gardens in here would rival any ones orimental garden. Lovely ideas for working with dwarf fruit trees for small spaces.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Creative Vegetable Gardening,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Creative Vegetable Gardening (Paperback)
We borrowed this book from the library in Christchurch New Zealand and loved it so much we just had to own it.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
|
|
