Shaker Garden: Beauty Thru Utility - Hardcover

Donaldson, Stephanie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570761639 ISBN 13: 9781570761638

Publisher: Trafalgar Square Pub, 2000

Synopsis

Shaker design, with its pared-down simplicity, is unsurpassed in its skillful blend of form and function. Many of us have felt its influence in our homes. Now, The Shaker Garden shows you how to bring this simple elegance and harmony to your outdoor spaces through Shaker-design projects and horticultural practices. A beautifully produced volume, featuring 150 color photos.

About this title

From the Publisher:

America¹s Shakers were careful and caring gardeners, each village community growing their fruit, herbs, flowers, and vegetables organically and sustainably. In the 21st century, we still have much to learn from the Shaker approach to gardening. This splendid guide now shows you how to create a beautiful and productive garden in the Shaker tradition, either from scratch or from an existing scheme. Sound horticultural information includes natural gardening methods that are as relevant today as they were 250 years ago, along with advice on choosing plants that are as productive as they are ornamental. Among the dozens of step-by-step projects are simple structures, raised beds, decorative elements, and recipes for herb-flavored honey and salads of edible flowers. Brimming with glorious color photographs, The Shaker Garden is an invitation to simplify: to use natural methods and materials to create a garden that is a rich source of sustenance, beauty, and serenity. A BOMC One Spirit Book Club Selection. A BOMC Crafter¹s Choice Book Club Selection. A BOMC Country Homes & Gardens Book Club Selection.

About the Author:

Monty Mortimer commanded a number of horse transport units in the Army which gave him a very broad base of equestrian knowledge. He had a long career as a competitor in the modern pentathlon before becoming manager of the British pentathlon team at the Munich and Mexico Olympic Games. He initiated and built up the Fulmer School of Equitation at Ledston in Yorkshire and was Senior Coach to the British Horse Society from 1976-82. He lives in Cheltenham, Glos.

About this edition

• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1570761639
• ISBN 13: 9781570761638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168