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The heirloom gardener : traditional plants & skills for the modern world / John Forti ; illustrations by Mary Azarian, Patricia Wakida.
An award-winning heirloom specialist, garden historian, ethnobotanist and writer offers this wood-block illustrated, alphabetical compendium of heirloom flowers and artisanal crafts like distilling and wreath-making to help inspire gardeners to connect with the natural world.
Forti celebrates gardening as a craft, and shares the plants, lore, and traditional practices that link us with our environment and each other. Arranged alphabetically from angelica to zucchini, the brief chapters are a trove of garden history to different elements of the craftsmanship behind building an heirloom garden-- and a happy homestead. -- adapted from back cover and Introduction.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781604699937
- ISBN: 1604699930
- Physical Description: 263 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Heirloom varieties (Plants) Gardening. Vegetable gardening > Seeds. Fruit-culture > Seeds. Herbs > Seeds. GARDENING / Essays. GARDENING / Techniques. HOUSE & HOME. Gardening. |
| Genre: | Gardening. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Branch District Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Union Township Branch | 635 FOR (Text) | 35406424059028 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |