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Title:
The heirloom gardener : traditional plants & skills for the modern world
Summary:
Modern life is a cornucopia of technological wonders. But is something precious being lost? A tangible bond with our natural world—the deep satisfaction of connecting to the earth that was enjoyed by previous generations? In The Heirloom Gardener, John Forti celebrates gardening as a craft and shares the lore and traditional practices that link us with our environment and with each other. Charmingly illustrated and brimming with wisdom, this guide will inspire you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect. -- Amazon.com.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Angelica -- Apple cart -- Artisanal skills -- Bee balm -- Biodiversity -- Botanizing and herbaria -- Chestnut -- Cordials -- Dandelion -- Distillation -- Dooryard gardens -- Edible flowers -- Elder -- Elm -- Ethnobotany -- Fiddleheads -- Floriculture -- Foraging -- Garden craft -- Gruit -- Heirlooms -- Herbalism -- Indigenous plants -- Jack-o-lanterns -- Johnny-jump-ups -- Kelp -- Kitchen craft -- Kitchen gardens -- Language of flowers -- Lawn -- Maple syrup -- May Day -- Milkweed -- Nasturtium -- Old ways -- Organic growing practices -- Perennial crops -- Queen Anne's lace -- Quince -- Raised beds -- Rhubarb -- Rosemary -- Sage -- Seasonality -- Sorrel -- Tea -- Thanksgiving grace -- Tonics -- Valerian -- Victory gardens -- Wattle -- Wreaths -- Wuttahimneash -- Xeriscaping -- Yards -- Yarrow -- Zinnia -- Zucchini.
Physical Description:
263 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Publisher:
Timber Press,
Publication Date:
2021
ISBN:
9781604699937
Publication Information:
Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2021.

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Call Number:
635 FORTI
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