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This book is a must for anyone who has every wanted to grow an edible garden. Review by Review by gardenarian on www.davesgarden.com

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The pictures prove that areas featuring vegetables, herbs, fruit- and nut-bearing trees and other edibles can be beautiful. From cover crops to choosing apple tree varieties it’s packed full of information. Excellent advice on pruning. This book is a must for anyone who has every wanted to grow an edible garden. Appendixes are voluminous and cover some unusual aids (e.g., estimating amounts of materials needed for landscaping projects) (Posted on 05/11/2012)

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Robert Kourik’s flawlessly researched and referenced book is based on his years as a landscape architect, tempting clients to include edible plants in their ornamental gardens. (Posted on 05/11/2012)

This is a valuable guide to the holistic approach to gardening Review by Review on publishersweekly.com

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Kourik’s colour photos and Massion’s art effectively illustrate a text that fulfils the title’s promise. The author’s advice is sound and practical. This is a valuable guide to the holistic approach to gardening, which relies on natural fertilizers and avoids chemicals. Kourik, who frequently appears on TV and lectures nationally, includes recipes that use the wide variety of foods featured.

(Posted on 05/11/2012)

an excellent manual for designing and maintaining a garden Review by Review by Meghan Shinn on www.hortmag.com

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It’s an excellent manual for designing and maintaining a garden that incorporates both ornamental and edible trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. At 400 pages, this book covers every issue that may arise in your garden! Kourik offers only organic methods—a must when you’re planting edible plants shoulder-to-shoulder with, for instance, roses—and he dispels many myths, too. The book includes a foreword by Rosalind Creasy, well known for her own edible/ornamental garden. (Posted on 05/11/2012)

an excellent guide to landscaping Review by Dr John Quinney, executive director New Alchemy Institute

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Written in an engaging, jargon-free style, this book is an excellent guide to landscaping and is indispensable to the beginner and experienced gardener alike. It almost drags you into the yard to apply many of the ideas presented here for the first time. Highly recommended.
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This is an important book... to read and own. Review by Helen Nearing, author and homesteader

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I am going to inaugurate such a system of natural planting.

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Robert’s knowledge of landscape techniques and data is encyclopedic. Review by Rosalind Creasy, author The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping and Earthly Delights

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When designing, I have often wished I had such knowledge at my fingertips. So much of what he covers is not available elsewhere. This book expands the frontiers of edible landscaping. (Posted on 05/11/2012)

An uncommonly valuable book. Review by Paul Hawken, author and businessman

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...contains a wealth of information, for landscapes, orchards, and vegetable gardens. Review by Harvest McCampbell

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Designing And Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally by Robert Kourik is my all time favorite gardening book. Even if you don't have an edible landscape it contains a wealth of information, for landscapes, orchards, and vegetable gardens. Instead of focusing on one particular gardening style, he covers many different schools of thought and practices. Check this one out, I am sure you will enjoy it. (Posted on 01/07/2010)

...highly original and eminently readable work... Review by Robert Woolley, Nurseryman

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This highly original and eminently readable work will be very useful to novice as well as experienced gardeners and professionals interested in edible landscaping. (Posted on 01/07/2010)