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Forest Gardening : Rediscovering Nature and Community in a Post-industrial Age by Robert Hart, Robert Adrian de Jauralde Hart is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Forest Gardening : Rediscovering Nature and Community in a Post-industrial Age about?

Forest gardening is a way of working with nature which is not only productive and requires minimal maintenance, but also has fantastic environmental benefits. You don't need a forest for forest gardening. Based on the model of a healthy natural woodland, a forest garden incorporates a wide variety of useful plants, including fruit and nut trees, perennial herbs, and vegetables in vertical layers. They rarely require any weeding, digging or pest control and as plants are chosen for their beneficial effects on one another, they form their own sustainable ecosystems, offering great environmental benefits. Written by forest gardening pioneer, Robert Hart, this comprehensive guide to forest gardening describes its principles and practice, including guidelines on how to design and maintain a forest garden, and lists of recommended species for temperate, tropical and sub-tropical climates. It also shows potential value of forest gardening for countering environmental devastation. Hart's book beautifully describes his decades of experience gardening in the Shropshire countryside, and offers fresh ways of understanding the relationships between people and growing plants. Blending history, p

Who reads Forest Gardening : Rediscovering Nature and Community in a Post-industrial Age?

Author

Robert Hart, Robert Adrian de Jauralde Hart

Publisher

Green Earth Books (an Imprint of Green Books)

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9781907448379

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Gardening, Agriculture, Home & Lifestyle