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Donaldson, Stephanie.

The Shaker garden : beauty through utility beauty through utility / - North Pomfret, Vt. : Trafalgar Square, c2000. - 168 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167) and index.

Setting the scene : picket fences ; paths ; raised beds ; plant supports ; containers ; the shed ; accessories ; tools ; paints -- The soil : soil types ; cultivating ; growing ; weeds ; watering ; pests ; compost -- Herbs : medicinal ; culinary ; tisane herbs -- Flowers : flowers for drying ; flowers for cutting ; choosing & planting perennials ; annual flower patch ; edible flowers ; birds, bees & butterflies -- Vegetables : root vegetables ; squashes & pumpkins ; potatoes ; cabbage ; onions, shallots & garlic ; tomatoes ; sweetcorn ; beans & peas ; salads ; esteemed vegetables ; companion planting -- Fruit.: soft fruit ; rhubarb ; orchard fruit ; apples.

ISBN: 1570761639 9781570761638

LCCN: 00100120

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Shakers.
Shakers (Chr�etiens)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Organic gardening.
Gardens.
Gardening.
Jardinage biologique.
Horticulture potag�ere.

LC Class. No.: SB453.5 / D66 2000

Dewey Class. No.: 712.6