Edible Forest Gardens, Volume II
Ecological Design and Practice for Temperate-climate Permaculture
Rizzoli · Print & ebook · October 21, 2005
Edible Forest Gardens is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates.
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- Who it’s for
- Natural gardeners in temperate climates
- Themes
- Forest ecology, Ecological gardening, Temperate-climate permaculture
- Genres
- Temperate Gardening, Gardening Resources, Garden Design
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Edible Forest Gardens is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates. Volume I lays out the vision of the forest garden and explains the basic ecological principles that make it work. In Volume II, Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier move on to practical considerations: concrete ways to design, establish, and maintain your own forest garden.
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Along the way they present case studies and examples, as well as tables, illustrations, and a uniquely valuable “plant matrix” that lists hundreds of the best edible and useful species. Taken together, the two volumes of Edible Forest Gardens offer an advanced course in ecological gardening–one that will forever change the way you look at plants and your environment.
Who it’s for
- Natural gardeners in temperate climates
- Readers seeking practical forest-garden design guidance
Where it sits
| Garden Design | 25% |
|---|---|
| Gardening Resources | 25% |
| Temperate Gardening | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Temperate Gardening
- Authors
- Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Published
- October 21, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Forest ecology · Ecological gardening · Temperate-climate permaculture
- Reading lane
- Temperate Gardening