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"A wealth of information . . . compiled by somebody who
knows her stuff."
--Des Kennedy, author
"Experienced and novice gardeners alike will enjoy this
book. Herriot's enthusiasm is infectious; she leaves the reader feeling encouraged and inspired."
--Susan Ramsey, "Victoria Times Colonist"
About the author
Carolyn Herriot is the author of the bestselling A Year on the Garden Path: A 52-Week Organic Gardening Guide, The Zero-Mile Diet: A Year-Round Guide to Growing Organic Food and, most recently, The Zero-Mile Diet Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes for Delicious Homegrown Food. She is much in demand as a speaker and workshop leader on organic gardening in the Pacific Northwest, with regular columns in BC Living and
Common Ground magazines. Carolyn grows her certified-organic seed business, Seeds of Victoria, at the Garden Path Centre for Organic Gardening in Victoria, BC.
Summary
Full of seasonally relevant, practical information, this bestselling weekly gardening guide can be picked up any day of the year for timely advice on how to create a beautiful, healthy ornamental landscape and food garden. Full of helpful tips and recipes, this highly illustrated book covers everything from soil building to pruning to four-season food growing and seed saving, interspersed with recipes, poetry and humour.
Organic gardening expert Carolyn Herriot digs up:
- four secrets of successful soil building
- methods to maintain a healthy green lawn
- non-toxic solutions to common garden problems
- plants for impossible places and perennials with personality
- pruning, plant propagation and more!
