Heirloom plants
Subtitle: a complete compendium of heritage vegetables, fruits, herbs & flowers
By: Thomas Etty & Lorraine Harrison
Contributors: Harrison, Lorraine, author
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781613735756
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Seeds; Herbs; Vegetable gardening; Heirloom varieties (Plants); Fruit-culture
Other titles: Complete compendium of heritage vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers
Description: Heirloom gardening is responsible gardening, and this book is the perfect companion for home growers looking for interesting varieties to tend while saving threatened and forgotten plants for future generations.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references (pages 218-219) and index.
Table of contents: title: Growing the past, saving the future; title: Keeping the tradition alive; title: What is a heritage variety?; title: Why grow heritage plants?; title: Heritage plants & the law; title: Mr. Etty's esteemed seed directory. The vegetable directory; title: The fruit directory; title: The herb directory; title: The flower directory; title: Glossary; title: Seed suppliers & useful organizations.