Plants for a Future: Edible & Useful Plants for a Healthier World"The way we currently produce our food is damaging both to ourselves and our planet. There is therefore a need to create gardens, woodlands and farms which are in harmony with nature. Natural ecosystems are good models, but many of the plants they contain are not necessarily edible. What we need is to discover and grow a wide variety of easily grown perennial and self-seeding annuals which provide delicious and healthy food, or are useful in other ways. Describing plants such as these, both native to Britain and Europe and from temperate areas around the world, this book includes those suitable for: the ornamental garden, the edible lawn, shade, ponds, walls, hedges, agroforestry and conservation. In this thoroughly useful book, Ken Fern shares his experiments and successes in growing herbs, vegetables, flowers, shrubs and trees. Packed with information, personal anecdote and detailed appendices and indexes, this pioneering book takes gardening, conservation and ecology into a new dimension"--Publisher's description. |
Contents
The Practice | 1 |
Trees and Shrubs | 19 |
Woodland Plants | 63 |
The Flower Garden | 85 |
Perennial Vegetables and Herbs | 103 |
The Pond and Bog Garden | 123 |
The Edible Lawn | 139 |
Walls and Fences | 149 |
A Few Annuals and Biennials | 211 |
The Wild or Conservation Garden | 229 |
Future Possibilities | 253 |
Further Reading | 267 |
Useful Addresses | 274 |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other ... John Jeavons No preview available - 2002 |