Landscaping With Fruits and Vegetables

Most homeowners design their gardens as little decorative plots set amid expanses of green lawn. Europeans, on the other hand, have long understood the value of making the most of what the land has to offer, emphasizing a gardens potential for year-round productivity and beauty. This highly informative book by noted U.S. landscaper and designer Fred Hagy offers a new approach -- providing lots of great ideas for a totally edible garden.

Beginning with the premise of "maximum beauty with maximum utility", Hagy discusses the principles of garden design and shows how one can easily visualize what the land from lawn garden to backyard to field -- can provide. He outlines a step-by-step procedure for combining all one's ideas, dreams, and tastes to create a setting that is both eye-pleasing and food-producing.

In addition, Landscaping with Fruits and Vegetables includes an authoritative series of "Plant Information Sheets" featuring the most up-to-date, genetically advanced tree, bush and plant varieties available. They not only specify the characteristics and v

Introduction

1

(4)

Making a Beginning

5

(9)

Collecting Pictures and Ideas

5

(1)

Becoming Knowledgeable About Your Lot

6

(5)

Deciding What You Need

11

(3)

Putting the Plan Together

14

(17)

Establishing Use Area Relationships and Priorities

14

(2)

Developing the Plan

16

(15)

Giving the Arrangement Final Form

31

(8)

Taking the Practical and Well-Ordered and Making It Beautiful

31

(8)

An Idea Sketchbook

39

(22)

Choosing the Individual Plants

61

(159)

Background Information

61

(11)

How to Use the Ornamental Information Sheets

72

(3)

The Plant Information Sheets

75

(145)

Taking Care of the Plants

220

(55)

Planting and Establishing

220

(9)

Maintaining the Plants

229

(6)

Pest and Disease Control

235

(11)

Appendices

A Recommended Variety List for Edible Landscaping, with Sources

246

(14)

B Pollination Requirements

260

(3)

C Blooming Time Corrections

263

(1)

D Quality Root Stocks

264

(2)

E Wet Area Correction Techniques

266

(1)

F Vegetable Varieties Well Suited to Container or Intensive Growing

267

(1)

G Evergreen Edging Plants

268

(1)

H Espalier Forms

269

(2)

I Shade-Tolerant Food Plants

271

(1)

J Water Volume Calculations

272

(1)

K Additional Sources of Information

273

(2)

Selected Bibliography

275

(2)

Index

277

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