Author Description

"Leads readers through the steps of planning, prepping, maintaining and harvesting the veggies and fruits, herbs and flowers typically grown in the backyard plot. Color photos and line drawings illustrate a variety of kitchen garden designs and approaches. Soil maintenance, crop rotation and seasonal chores are covered, while extensive chapters detailing vegetables and fruits offer a wealth of advice and tricks of the trade--e.g., growing celery in a trench, forcing rhubarb through a pot, training an apple tree to grow flat as an espalier against a fence or wall and starting fruit trees from hardwood cuttings. This pointed and clear combination of text, charts, drawings and photos anticipates and answers concerns likely to be raised by both first-timers and experienced gardeners."-- PW. 128 pages (all in color),