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Martin Crawford has spent 15 years creating what is almost certainly the best forest garden in the temperate world...and the breadth of his knowledge matches the depth of his experience. I've been looking forward to this book ever since I've known he was writing it. --Patrick Whitefield, author, Permaculture in a Nutshell and The Earth Care Manual.
Even if you weren't going to try forest gardening, I challenge you not to want to by the end of this book. This is a seminal piece of work on truly sustainable gardening, written with great spirit and soul. --Aly Fowler, author and presenter, The Edible Garden
Martin is a true pioneer. His work deserves respect and celebration. --Permaculture magazine
Even if you weren't going to try forest gardening, I challenge you not to want to by the end of this book. This is a seminal piece of work on truly sustainable gardening, written with great spirit and soul. --Aly Fowler, author and presenter, The Edible Garden
Martin is a true pioneer. His work deserves respect and celebration. --Permaculture magazine
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Forest gardening is a novel way of growing edible crops - with nature doing most of the work for you. A forest garden is modelled on young natural woodland, with a wide range of crops growing in different vertical layers. Unlike in a conventional garden, there is little need for digging, weeding or pest control. Species are carefully chosen for their beneficial effects on each other, creating a healthy system that maintains its own fertility. Creating a Forest Garden tells you everything you need to know - whether you want to plant a small area in your back garden, or have a larger plot. It includes advice on planning, design (using permaculture principles), planting and maintenance and a detailed directory of over 500 trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, annuals root crops and climbers, almot all of them edible and many very unusual. As well as more familiar plants you can grow your own chokeberries, goji berries, yams heartnuts, bamboo shoots and buffalo currants - while creating a beautiful space that has great environmental benefits. In the light of our changing climate it is important that we find new ways of growing food sustainably, without compromising soil health, food quality of biodiversity. Forest gardening offers an exciting solution to the challenge.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Martin Crawford's book "Creating a Forest Garden" arrived in the post this morning and it is a delight!
First of all it is a beautiful book just to browse through as it has lots of excellent pictures and drawings, but reading it more closely then reveals a wealth of useful information and inspiration.
The concept of forest gardening is not new to me (and I have a few things happening here along those lines) but this book covers everything and more. There are clear sections covering the ideas behind a working forest garden and also details about numerous plants and how they can be grown in a forest garden setting.
Many of the concepts shown in Martin's DVD are expanded upon in the book. I am now hoping to Cleft Graft some plums onto the blackthorn volunteers I have and this book shows clearly how this should be done to achieve success. (Indeed the timing is just right now - in late April).
Martin has created an easily accessible and inspiring book; well worth it's cover price. I highly recommend it.
First of all it is a beautiful book just to browse through as it has lots of excellent pictures and drawings, but reading it more closely then reveals a wealth of useful information and inspiration.
The concept of forest gardening is not new to me (and I have a few things happening here along those lines) but this book covers everything and more. There are clear sections covering the ideas behind a working forest garden and also details about numerous plants and how they can be grown in a forest garden setting.
Many of the concepts shown in Martin's DVD are expanded upon in the book. I am now hoping to Cleft Graft some plums onto the blackthorn volunteers I have and this book shows clearly how this should be done to achieve success. (Indeed the timing is just right now - in late April).
Martin has created an easily accessible and inspiring book; well worth it's cover price. I highly recommend it.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This Book was published just as we began creating a three acre forest garden. I can attest that the process the book takes one through will be invaluable to any one who is similarly engaged. In contrast to Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier's Two volume Edible Forest Gardens: Design and Practice Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate-climate Permaculture (which in their own way is also an excellent pair of books - which has a US bias), Martins approach boils a potentially complex and overwhelming process down to its essentials without at the same time over simplifying. I'm sure that while we will make many of our own mistakes, this book has saved us a huge amount of trial and error, money, and probably a lot of heart ache and as well. Thanks Martin for your generosity in sharing so much in writing this book!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a very comprehensive book if you are starting, or maintaining a forest garden. It really has all you would wish to know about forest gardening starting from the theory, through design to the plants in question. I have used it so far for checking out suitable plants, so it is really useful to have on the shelf. Apart from that it has really inspirational photos and ideas. A lovely book to dip into, check things out, and find wonderful recipes such as Autumn Olive jam - OK I havn't actually tried that yet but one day I will when my little Elaeagnus umbellata are big enough to give fruit.
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beautiful and inspiring!
There's really not much more to say...other than that it is written in the UK so it might not be as useful to people in other climates...
Published 11 days ago by Savanna Puckett
BUY THIS BOOK
Can't recommend this book highly enough, it tells you all you need to know to grow your own food forever.
Published 2 months ago by Clare
The only book needed...
If you are planning a forest garden, of any size, this is the only book you will need. Everything - soil, planning, tree types, layout, drainage etc. Read more
Published 4 months ago by G. Cowley
Great Book
I just loved this book. It is simple to use on a practical basis and full of useful facts that the author has clearly gained from growing the plant/tree. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nicky
The garden of the future.
This is a great book. Forest Gardening is planting a garden with things to eat, not necessarily annual vegetables, but fruit, vegetables, nuts, herbs, anything edible. Read more
Published 4 months ago by riverside
Very useful book 4 understand and create a forest garden / food forest
This book is very useful for a "normal" person who want create a food forest. There are many type of plants, shrubs, herbs,... Read more
Published 7 months ago by snorlaxjr
WOW
I was going to get the kindle version of this book but after reading a bad review regarding the kindle version (bits missing) i ordered the hardback instead. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Welsh boy70
creating a forest garden
A great investment. This is a brilliant book, written by a great guy. The instructions are detailed and complete. Read more
Published 9 months ago by cdn
Forest Gardening
An excellent and informative text that presents information on a complex subject in a reasoned format. Read more
Published 10 months ago by R. L. Bunniss
Well researched, a must for temperate UK forest gardening
I can highly recommend this book for those interest in forest gardening, wild food/living, permiculture or even those who like growing something a bit different on the allotment... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Shaun
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