SynopsisCreate an edible garden brimming with wildlife that provides you with food every day of the year Imagine a garden that is as beautiful as it is productive, that gives you fresh, wholesome, chemical-free food with flavors that go beyond anything shops can offer. In Eat What You Grow , Alys shows you how to create a rich, biodiverse garden that feeds not only you, but supports a wide range of pollinators, bees and butterflies, as well as other wildlife. From perennial vegetables that come back year after year, to easy-to-grow delights, she has selected plants that hold their own in both the garden and on the plate. And tells you how to raise these plants, guiding you through the process of feeding your soil, saving seed and taking cuttings to increase your supplies. The book covers every size garden with tips on what can grow in containers (for smaller gardens) as well as harvesting throughout the year. She also teaches you simple and effective design tools that will ensure your garden looks striking and wild, brings joy to your world and feeds you day after day., Imagine a garden that is as beautiful as it is productive, that gives you fresh, wholesome, chemical-free food with flavours that go way beyond anything the shops can offer. In Eat What You Grow , Alys shows you how to create a rich, biodiverse garden that feeds not only you, but supports a wide range of pollinators, bees and butterflies, as well as other wildlife. From perennial vegetables that come back year after year, to easy-to-grow delights, she has selected plants that hold their own in both the garden and on the plate. And tells you how to raise these plants, guiding you through the process of feeding your soil, saving seed and taking cuttings to increase your supplies. She also teaches you simple and effective design tools that will ensure your garden looks striking and wild, brings joy to your world and feeds you day after day., Imagine a garden that is as beautiful as it is productive, that is brimming with wildlife from bees to birds, and that gives you fresh, wholesome, chemical-free food with flavours that go beyond anything shops can offer. You might think such a space would be time-consuming and complicated, would involve back-breaking digging and endless weeding. Not if you garden alongside nature. From fruit trees and shrubs, and perennial vegetables that come back year after year, to easy-to-grow, delicious delights that can be weaved effortlessly together to create a stunning garden whatever its size, all the plants in Eat What You Grow have been carefully selected so that they hold their own not just in the garden but on the plate. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberSB320.9