The Food Forward Garden: A Complete Guide to Designing and Growing Edible Landscapes

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Discover a high-style approach to vegetable gardening from award-winning landscape designer Christian Douglas.
 
What if, instead of relegating our vegetable patch to a remote corner of the backyard, we brought it forward? What if we integrated edibles into our decorative landscapes, letting vegetables, herbs, fruits, and berries share prime real estate alongside our patios, pools, even our front walkways? Equal parts inspiration and instruction, and filled with an abundance of ideas and information, The Food Forward Garden is a lushly illustrated guide to how we can make better use of our outdoor spaces without sacrificing style. In this comprehensive manual, award-winning landscape designer Christian Douglas shows us how the intrinsic beauty and seasonal rhythms of edibles bring a new level of purpose, meaning, and stunning visual pleasure to the home garden.

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The Gardens

Eight stunning, inspirational gardens featuring edible landscapes in a range of locations and styles

The Outliers

Examples of edible gardens that use unconventional spaces, including rooftops and front yards, and getting the most use out of any space

Design Guide

How to build a cohesive, substantive garden that is as visually appealing as it is sustaining and delicious

Garden Guide

Guidelines to teach gardeners of any experience how to grow their own food with confidence

Equipment Guide

Recommendations for gardening tools and equipment that are both functional and beautiful, and how to use them

The Plants

60 plus tried and true edible plants plus information on which ones will grow best with your garden’s particular lighting and climate conditions

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Anchored around the idea of nature as nourishment, The Kinfolk Garden explores lush gardens and plantfilled homes around the world and introduces the inspiring people who coax them into bloom. The team behind the inspirational design sites Gardenista and Remodelista presents an all-in-one manual for making your outdoor space as welcoming as your living room. Founded in a historic nursery in southeast Pennsylvania, Terrain is a nationally renowned garden, home, and lifestyle brand with an entirely fresh approach to living with nature. Winner, James Beard Award for Best Book in Vegetable-Focused Cooking Winner, James Beard Award for Best Book in Vegetable-Focused Cooking Through ethereal illustrations, textile designer and artist Virginia Johnson takes the reader on her own garden journey, from blank slate to dreamscape.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Artisan
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 29, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1648291546
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1648291548
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.8 x 0.85 x 10.4 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #44,305 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Landscape Architecture (Books) #13 in Outdoor & Recreational Area Gardening #33 in Garden Design (Books)
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