The Edible Salad Garden (Edible Garden Series) (Paperback)

~ Rosalind Creasy (Author) "How limited my salads have been throughout the years!..." (more)
Key Phrases: many salad greens, salad garden, floating row, Four Seasons, Oak Leaf, Andrea Crawford (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"If any one person can be credited with elevating the status of the vegetable in American gardens, it's Rosalind Creasy." -- Garden Design

Product Description

Creasy shows readers how to grow favorite salad greens and vegetables then prepare them using delicious and unique recipes. Over 90 color illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 106 pages
• Publisher: Periplus Editions; 1st edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9625932909
• ISBN-13: 978-9625932903
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #148,866 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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  #5 in	Books > Home & Garden > Gardening & Horticulture > By Plant > Greens
  #25 in	Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Vegetables & Vegetarian > Salads
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Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Edible Salad Garden, January 6, 2000

By A Customer

I loved this book. It inspired me to make my own personal garden a salad garden. I love the recipes and though I once found salads dull, I have changed my ways!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Picture Book, May 31, 2005

By	Erika Mitchell (E. Calais, VT USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

This book is a garden-picture book for salad lovers. It has 3 main parts: the art of salad gardening, which discusses different approaches to gardening with greens, an encyclopedia of salad greens, which includes information about growing individual greens, and favorite salad recipes. At the back of the book are appendices covering basics of planting and maintenance, pests and diseases, and resources. The book is filled with colorful photographs of greens in gardens and on the dining table.

Planting and care information in this book is very basic. If you're just getting started with gardening, you may need to check with other sources for more detailed information. In contrast, if you're already an accomplished gardener, you probably won't need much planting information anyway, but some of the descriptions of the lesser known individual greens may prove useful. The gardening advice takes an organic approach rather than using chemicals. The recipes, which all call for cooking from basic ingredients rather than mixes or cans, look tasty and vary from being something you can throw together in a few minutes to very fancy dishes for special occasions. In general though, the book seems intended to be firstly a visual treat and only secondarily a gardening guide.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love It, August 7, 2006

By	stardancer (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This is a lovely book about greens and growing them. If you're interested in learning about them this may be the book for you. Charming and informative. There are some good recipes included. However, if you're looking for more recipes... then there are other choices that will be better.