The Fruit-filled Home Landscape

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Lee Reich dove into gardening with one foot in academia as an agricultural scientist with the USDA and Cornell University. He is an author, consultant, speaker, and columnist for the Associated Press. His goal is to get more people to grow more food sustainably and organically. Klappentext Discover the joy of homegrown apples, fresh-picked cherries, and dozens of other fruits with this definitive guide to creating a more delicious backyard! Lee Reich shows you how to grow temperate-zone fruit at home, from site analysis and climate assessment through plant selection, pest control, pruning, and harvesting. A plant-by-plant guide recommends 39 palate-pleasing species that are especially well-suited to the home landscape. Add beauty to your outdoor space while bringing organic fruit to your table.  Zusammenfassung Fruit trees, shrubs, and vines are true two-for-one plants. Many varieties are strikingly beautiful - well suited to doing double duty as delicious sources of sweet, organic fruit and as ornamental additions to the home landscape. Home grown fruit plants also tie in perfectly with the locavore movement.

Product details

• Authors: Lee A. Reich, Lee Reich, Lee A. Reich
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2009
• EAN: 9781603420914
• ISBN: 978-1-60342-091-4
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; GARDENING / Garden Design, GARDENING / Landscape, Garden design & planning, Landscape gardening, Garden design and planning