The Cottage Garden by Christopher Lloyd
As you've probably surmised,
I'm intrigued by traditional methods of gardening and farming. In
previous lunchtime series, I've explored Central
American farming, Chinese
farming, and tropical
forest gardens from around the world. This week I want to
look at a gardening technique that is much less exotic --- British
cottage gardening.
The
Cottage Garden by
Christopher Lloyd is a pretty and chatty book, perfect for flipping
through when you're yearning for spring. It's nearly a picture
book, and doesn't have any in depth information, but the book is a
helpful look at the tradition that helped give rise to Robert
Hart's forest gardening. Cottage gardening
also has something to teach anyone who strives to be self-sufficient.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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