Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Complete Guide to Natural and Chemical-Free Gardening - Softcover

Kruger, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0756609321 ISBN 13: 9780756609320

Publisher: DK, 2005

Synopsis

This gorgeously illustrated guide to gardening contains the tips and techniques needed to produce beautiful flowers, top-quality herbs, and appetizing, wholesome fruits and vegetables. Explore the latest methods for cultivation without chemicals, discover the benefits of composting, and learn how to maintain an organic garden year-round. Packed with stunning photography throughout, you’ll be see why the organic gardening movement can create beautiful results equal to, and more often superior than, gardening with pesticides.

The Rodale Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening is the complete, comprehensive guide to a natural and chemical-free garden. Whether you’re an experienced gardener looking to go organic, or a beginner wanting to create a healthy, natural garden, this guide has all the advice you need to turn your garden into thing of natural beauty, safe for kids, pets, and wildlife. The Rodale Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening is your invitation to organic gardening for spectacular, all-natural results.

About this title

About the Author

Anna Kruger is a writer and editor who focuses on plants and gardening, publishing frequently with Dorling Kindersley. Her titles include An Illustrated Guide to Herbs: Their Medicine and Magic, American Horticulture Society Plants for Places, Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening, and H Is for Ecohome: An A-Z Guide to a Healthy, Planet-Friendly Household.

Maria Rodale is the chairman and CEO of Rodale, Inc., a major family-owned publisher of health and lifestyle books and magazines. She also runs an advice blog called Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, and has authored several books on organic cooking and gardening. Maria has been awarded the Rachel Carson Award by the National Audubon Society, the Award for the Health and Dignity of Women by the United Nations Population Fund, and the International Quality of Life Award by Auburn University. When she's not attending to her numerous business and charity ventures, Maria enjoys romance novels and yoga.

Pauline Pears is an organic gardening expert who helped pioneer the movement in the late 1970s. She is the longest-serving member of the British charity organization Garden Organic, and gives talks and presentations on organic gardening techniques. She has written several books on the subject, including The Organic Book of Compost, Your Organic Allotment, and All About Compost: Recycling Household and Garden Waste.

Edition details

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0756609321
• ISBN 13: 9780756609320
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416