Customer Reviews

New Kitchen Garden (DK Living)

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The pictures and information in this book are gorgeous & informative. The only issue I had was that though vegetable gardens are meant to be useful & practical, in many instances the attractive aspects of her gardens neccessitated the plants going to seed, therefore becoming inedible. The gardens were also often quite larger than the average person might want to manage; but I enjoyed dreaming about having the energy & space to implement her designs.

This is my favorite gardening book. I put in a vegetable garden this year and THIS book was the basis of my handiwork. Beauty and bountiful harvests are the result of hard work. This book was an inspiration for me.

I ordered this book from the library and after reading it, felt this was one I simply had to buy. Out of the seven "kitchen garden" books I've read or browsed recently, this one not only inspires with photos and drawings, but also provides extensive information on the variety of vegetables available today by seed and how to grow and harvest them. Then it goes one step further and provides suggestions on how to prepare them. As a seasoned flower gardener just now dipping my toes into the world of vegetable gardening, I found this particular book does the best job of guiding the new kitchen gardener from start (planning the garden) to finish (eating your results).

This book makes a great companion to Jennifer Bartley's book, Designing the New American Potager. Bartley's book goes into great detail on the historical roots of potagers and the design process. Anna Pavord's book empowers you to grow successful crops in the potager setting. I especially appreciated her treatment of fruit crops and the wonderful information on pruning and maintenance of these crops. She gives detailed info on every vegetable I ever heard of, and many I had never heard of, with directions on planting, cultivating, harvesting, and even recipes on how to serve them. She only touches lightly on design, which is why I gave it four stars. Nevertheless, I must say that I have been studying and gardening for more than 25 years and still learned alot.

Inspiring illustrations of various styles of kitchen gardens, with a wealth of information on companion planting, best varieties for different climates and soils, timing for succession planting, etc.

I received this book as a gift several years ago and I look at it for information and ideas every year. I have two other kitchen garden books but this one is the best. It is a gorgeous book full color with fantastic photos and ideas for every kind of space including tiny city balconies (perhaps the previous reviewer missed this chapter). Most importantly I have created some fantastic vegetable gardens using some of the ideas in this book over the years. My neighbors come over and take pictures.

book arrived in OK condition, but the seller's packaging job was not so good. There was no cardboard insert to keep this paperback book from being smashed into my mail box by the mailman, which is exactly what happened.

I was happy with the condition of the book and received it in very good time.