An orchard odyssey : find and grow tree fruit in your garden, community and beyond / Naomi Slade ; foreword by James Wong.
Material type: TextPublisher: Cambridge : Green Books, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 223 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780857843265
- 0857843265
- SB356 .S53 2017
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | SB356 .S52 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800169997 |
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SB356 .F56 2009 Bob Flowerdew's complete fruit book. | SB356 .K54 2011 Grow your own fruit / | SB356 .M26 2012 Growing fruit / | SB356 .S52 2017 An orchard odyssey : find and grow tree fruit in your garden, community and beyond / | SB356 .W551 1995 Fruit past & present / | SB357.33 .B76 1997 The Brooks and Olmo register of fruit & nut varieties. | SB357.33 .F43 1998 A history of fruit varieties : the American Pomological Society : one hundred fifty years, 1848-1998 / |
Includes index.
Part one: the orchard in the landscape -- From wilderness to cultivation -- An orchard tapestry -- Conservation and biodiversity -- Orchards in the community -- Part two: an orchard of your own -- Creative orchard design -- Fruit trees for every space -- Tree planting and care -- Enjoying the harvest.
An Orchard Odyssey is a gloriously illustrated resource for fruit lovers everywhere. Packed with practical ideas and inspiration, it encourages the reader to re-engage with tree fruit in new ways; look at it the right way and everyone can have an orchard. There are many ways of incorporating orchard living into your lifestyle, no matter how busy or short of space you are.Whether you have a few trees already or have always wanted an orchard of your own, this book illuminates the possibilities and enables you to make it a reality. Covering fruit in the environment, orchard heritage, and the role of the trees in garden and landscape design, An Orchard Odyssey shows you how to plant and care for your trees. Full of inspiring facts and promoting the 'five trees' orchard principle, it redefines perceptions of what an orchard is and can be, encouraging the reader to embrace the idea in a way that is personal to them.