Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Rosalind Creasy (Foreword)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Kourik's color photos and Massion's art effectively illustrate a text that fulfills the title's promise. The author's advice is sound and practical although the reader may bridle at his tone at times. (Attempting a chatty informality, for example, he orders one to "find a comfortable chair and leaf through the book.") Otherwise, this is a valuable guide to the holistic approach to gardening, which relies on natural fertilizers and avoids chemicals. The author begins with suggestions for designing plots according to environment, space available, personal preferences. (The pictures prove that areas featuring vegetables, herbs, fruit- and nut-bearing trees and other edibles can be beautiful.) Kourik, who frequently appears on TV and lectures nationally, includes recipes that use the wide variety of foods featured here.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Kourik espouses organic gardening methods to create beautiful edible landscapes that are compatible with other plantings as well as with the climate, terrain, and the owner's budget. Expanding upon Rosalind Creasy's The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping ( LJ 5/1/82) he makes this gardening fashion seem not only reasonable but easy. From design basics to how to grow specific vegetables, fruits, herbs, he describes his methods and theories and adds lists of books for further reference. Appendixes are voluminous and cover some unusual aids (e.g., estimating amounts of materials needed for landscaping projects). A useful addition. Louise B. Hodges, Amherst County P.L., Va.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 370 pages
• Publisher: Metamorphic Press (October 5, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961584807
• ISBN-13: 978-0961584801
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #634,315 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I have ever read related to gardening!, September 11, 2005

By	M. Andrews - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am an experienced gardener but I never fail to learn something new when I pick up this book. I have had my copy for over fifteen years but still find the information current. This book is a must for anyone who has every wanted to grow an edible garden. From cover crops to choosing apple tree varieties it's packed full of information. I only wish the author would write another similar book so I could buy it. I own most of the books written about edible landscaping and can say this is by far the best.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book!, January 26, 2008

By	A. Halpin (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Roots Demystified: Change Your Gardening Habits to Help Roots Thrive (Paperback)

This insightful and instructive book is full of surprising information--it's incredibly useful. Understanding how roots grow is key to successful gardening, and a lot of what I thought I knew about them (such as that most of a tree's roots lie below its canopy) was wrong. Kourik debunks a lot of myths, and his clear, easy to read text is loaded with interesting bits of information on growing all sorts of plants. This book is a valuable addition to my library, and I'll consult it often. I'm a lifelong gardener, and I learned a lot!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazon has this page really screwed up!, October 30, 2007

By	M. Roberts "scamperwillow" (Sebastopol, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is supposed to be Roots Demystified: Changing Your Gardening Habits to Help Roots Thrive, but much of the info on this page is about another of Kourik's books: on Edible Landscaping. I hope they get this corrected very soon. Kourik's new book on Roots is amazing and very valuable - let's hope Amazon can get it right! Meanwhile, google the authors name and the book title and find it on his web site.