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Title: The Art of the Kitchen Garden by Jan Gertley, Michael Gertley ISBN: 1-56158-180-1 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: March, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.44 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A gorgeous fantasy of formal vegetables
Comment: A gorgeous fantasy for the gardener who wants everything. Replete with color photographs, charts and plans, the Gertleys' combinations of flowers and vegetables in formal designs satisfy the desire for beauty, productivity and the urge to impress the neighbors.
Beginning with an overview of gardens of the past, the authors proceed to design, discussing elements of color, texture and space and offering specific and detailed photos and plans for gardens inspired by anything from quilts to honeycombs to a scaled down version of the kitchen garden at the Chateau de Villandry in France.
In addition to detailed designs, the Gertleys offer guidelines and advice for drawing on your own inspiration, from mixing colors and adding elements of texture (organic or artificial) to plant height and arrangement. On the less creative side of things, they discuss planting timing and harvesting, growing from seed and buying seedlings and garden preparation and maintenance.
The practical advice is basic; useful but almost an afterthought. Weeds, for instance, don't get mentioned until page 134. The designs, however, are well illustrated - from flourishing result back to graph paper plot and plant placement. This is a book for gardeners with time and ambition and dreamers who just love to look.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not what I wanted
Comment: I really wanted a useful book that would help to develop a kitchen garden, but this book is really just a beautiful coffee table book with pictures of lovely gardens.
If you want a book that tells you how to go about GROWING things, skip this one.
Rating: 5
Summary: Vegies never looked so good!
Comment: I love it. It's beautiful to look at. It is creative and has lots of pictures of techniques and colours etc. You can buy a practicle vegie growing book on when to plant tomatoes and avoiding pests anywhere. This book is about how to grow it to look good. It discusses height of plants, border plants, colour (green and texture leaf), styles for different gardens. You will also love anything you can find on Chateau Villandry - The French Kithcen Garden is amazing. They have a great website too.
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Title: Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guide to Kitchen Gardens : How to Create a Beautiful and Functional Culinary Garden by Cathy Wilkinson Barash ISBN: 0395827493 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 06 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Kitchen Gardens of France by Louisa Jones, Vincent Motte ISBN: 0500281181 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Kitchen Garden Planner by Darrell Trout, Country Home ISBN: 0696209233 Publisher: Meredith Books Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: The Art of French Vegetable Gardening by Louisa Jones, Gilles Le Scanff, Joelle Caroline Mayer ISBN: 1885183097 Publisher: Artisan Sales Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: In the French Kitchen Garden: The Joys of Cultivating a Potager by Georgeanne Brennan, Melissa Sweet ISBN: 0811820343 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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