Main entry:

Creasy, Rosalind, author.

Title & Author:

The complete book of edible landscaping / Rosalind Creasy ; illustrations by Marcia Kier-Hawthorne.

Publication:

San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, [1982]
©1982

Description:

xiv, 379 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-370) and index.
Introduction: Welcome to the Edible Landscape -- Foodscaping and How to Do It -- The Joy of Edibles -- Food Without Chemicals -- How Safe Are Pesticides? -- Growth Regulators -- The Problem of Testing -- The Money Motive -- How Much Time Do You Have? -- How Much Space Do You Have? -- Will You Preserve Your Produce? -- Will You Compost? -- What Will Your Water Costs Be? -- Selecting Plants for Savings -- The Pleasure Factor -- Landscaping for a Small Planet -- Water Conservation -- Energy Conservation -- Saving Household Energy -- Solar Energy -- Agricultural Energy Use -- The Untouched-by-Human-Hands Tomato -- Energy-Conserving Landscaping Practices -- Soil Conservation -- Organic Matter -- Erosion -- Soil Contamination and the Chemical Question -- Lead Pollution -- Fertilizers -- Pesticides -- Gardening Without Chemicals -- The Evolution of Landscaping -- A Brief History of Landscape Gardening -- In Ancient Times -- The Medieval Era -- The Renaissance -- The Rise of the Pastoral Landscape -- The Victorian Period -- Twentieth-Century Styles -- Aesthetic Considerations -- Design Elements -- Levels of Formality -- Design Principles -- Themes -- Surrounding Areas -- The Total Effect -- Landscaping Styles for a Resource-Conscious Age -- For the Homeowner -- For the Planet -- Natural Gardens -- Laying the Groundwork -- Putting It on Paper -- Analysis and Troubleshooting -- Soil Types -- Soil Problems -- Exposure and Wind Direction -- Unusual Features -- Health of Existing Plants -- Adjacent Areas -- Planning for Utility and Enjoyment -- Functions -- Time and Effort Requirements -- Working Out Your Budget -- Zoning Restrictions -- Environmental Planning -- Landscaping for Climate Control -- Resource Conservation -- Elements of the Landscape: Structures -- Recycled Materials -- Surface Areas -- Patio Covers -- Arbors and Gazebos -- Containers and Planter Boxes -- Fences and Walls -- Pools -- Elements of the Landscape: Plant Materials -- Some Common Poisonous Ornamentals -- Criteria for Plant Selection -- Choosing Edibles -- Designing with Edibles -- Choosing a Design: A Test Case -- Carrying Out the Design -- Design Styles and Techniques -- The Espalier -- Decorative Techniques for Annual Vegetables -- Shrub Borders Containing Edibles -- Perennial Borders Containing Edibles -- Hobby Gardens -- Orchards -- Edibles in Containers -- Parts of the Property: Regional Treatments -- Entryways -- Sideyards -- Patio Areas -- Backyards -- Small-Area Landscaping -- Designing the Small Garden -- The Illusion of Space -- Small-Garden Problems -- Training Techniques -- Energy-Saving Techniques -- Subdivision Yards -- Container Gardening -- A Condominium Container Garden -- Special Requirements -- Plants for Hanging Baskets -- Composting in Small Areas -- Intensive Gardening -- Preparing the Bed -- Planting the Double-Dug Bed -- Edible Plants for the Small Garden -- Planting and Maintenance -- Seeding and Planting -- Preparing the Soil -- Starting From Seed -- Planting Annuals -- Planting Trees and Shrubs -- Maintaining the Edible Landscape -- Plant Nutrients -- Fertilizing -- Composting -- Mulching -- Watering -- Maintaining a Lawn -- Pruning -- Hand Tools -- Recommended Garden Tools and Equipment -- Weeds, Pests, and Other Problems -- Weed Control -- Pest Control -- A Pheromone Trap for Codling Moths -- Disease Control -- How to Use Soil Solarization -- Problems with Wildlife -- An Encyclopedia of Edibles -- Introduction to the Encyclopedia -- Encyclopedia Entries -- How to Obtain Plant Materials -- Sharing and Saving -- Horticultural Organizations and Seed Exchanges -- State Forestry and Agricultural Departments -- Cut-Rate Plants -- A Word About Nurseries -- Local Retail Nurseries -- Mail-Order Nurseries -- Sources of Edible Plants -- Sources of Nonedible Plants -- Suppliers of Nonplant Material -- Recipes and Food Preserving -- Wildflower and Native Plant Information.

Summary:

"Home landscaping with food-bearing plants and resource-saving techniques"--Jacket subtitle.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0871562499
9780871562494
0871562782 (pbk.)
9780871562784 (pbk.)

Subject:

Edible landscaping.
Plants, Edible.
Organic gardening.
Vegetable gardening.
Fruit-culture.
Jardins Architecture.
Plantes comestibles.
Jardinage biologique.
Horticulture potagère.
Horticulture fruitière.
Aménagement paysager comestible.
landscape gardening.
organic gardening.
Edible plants.
Landscape gardening.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 126415
Call No.: 9145; ID:85-B21960
Status: Available