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The Shaker garden : beauty through utility beauty through utility /

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: North Pomfret, Vt. : Trafalgar Square, c2000.Description: 168 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 1570761639
  • 9781570761638
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 712.6
LOC classification:
  • SB453.5 D66 2000
Contents:
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.

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.

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