The Complete Book of Vegetables, Herb and Fruit - Softcover

Matthew Biggs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857831798 ISBN 13: 9780857831798

Publisher: Kyle Books, 2013

Synopsis

This volume looks at over 1000 plants, providing a history of where the plant comes from, a list of species to choose from, cultivation, propagation and harvesting details, and information on pests and diseases. It also features recipes.

About this title

About the Author

Matthew Biggs, a broadcaster and writer, trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He is a panellist on Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time and a regular contributor to several publications including The Garden and BBC Gardeners' World magazine. He was a presenter on Channel 4's The Garden Club and is a keen experimenter with unusual varieties of vegetables and new cultivation techniques. Jekka McVicar has been based since 1985 at her flourishing herb farm in Bristol, which is licensed by the Soil Association. As well as being a RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medallist, she has won numerous top awards from other prestigious flower shows. She is on the Horticultural Board for the RHS, and writes a regular column for BBC Gardeners' World magazine. She is undeniably the UK's leading authority on growing herbs. Bob Flowerdew, based in Norfolk, is the UK's most famous organic fruit gardener. He is a regular panellist on Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time, a lecturer at the Royal Horticultural Society and a member of the Henry Doubleday Research Association, as well as writing for Amateur Gardening, Kitchen Garden and Gardens Monthly magazines. He was a presenter on Gardeners' World for several years and was the Gardening Guru for The Express newspaper.

Review

A wealth of expert advice on growing produce for the kitchen - it contains extensive information on a wide range of tasty plants, including their uses, history and more than 600 recipes. * BBC GARDENERS WORLD * Compulsive reading for anyone taking on an allotment or planting new veg beds this year - littered with fascinating insights into plants' histories and domestic uses for cosmetics and medicines and well as cooking. * HOUSE BEAUTIFUL * Urban cottage gardeners who grow thyme among the rose and lettuces in the border will find a new three-in-one hefty tome invaluable. * EVENING STANDARD'S BOOK OF THE WEEK * This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to grow their own produce. * IDEAL HOME * An amalgamation of three books by a trinity of gardening heavyweights - this book has it all. * SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE * Packed with mouthwatering photos, recipes and cultivation advice. And it's all organic, to add to the growers' smugness when they serve their own produce to admiring friends. * SUNDAY TIMES * Packed with mouthwatering photos, recipes and cultivation advice' * SUNDAY TIMES *

Edition details

• Publisher: Kyle Books
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857831798
• ISBN 13: 9780857831798
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640