Title: Putting down roots : gardening insights from Wisconsin's early settlers /
Authors: Carmichael, Marcia C.
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Old World Wisconsin (Museum); Gardens Wisconsin History.; Gardening Wisconsin History.; Immigrants Wisconsin History.
Abstract: An historical gardener offers a window into the lives of our ancestors by detailing numerous heirloom plant varieties, authentic ethnic recipes, cultivation techniques and tools, and folklore tidbits employed in the kitchens and gardens of early Wisconsin immigrants. It is also a practical guide for today's sustainability minded gardeners.
Contents: Yankee settler gardens -- German settler gardens -- Norwegian settler gardens -- Irish settler gardens -- Danish settler gardens -- Polish settler gardens -- Finnish settler gardens.