From Book News, Inc.
Reich's interest in the history of food, as well as his knowledge of cultivation, make this volume both interesting to read and practical. The earliest descriptions and uses of each fruit are incorporated into detailed discussion of their cultivation, propagation, and maintenance. Juneberry, beach plum, alpine and musk strawberries, pawpaw, raisin tree, lingonberry, and Nanking cherry are some of the fruits described.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
Lee Reich provides a valuable guide to fruits and berries that add an adventurous flavor to any garden. Though names like jujube, juneberry, maypop, and shipova may seem exotic at first glance, these fruits offer delectable rewards to the gardener willing to go only slightly off the beaten path at local nurseries. Reliable even in the toughest garden situations, cold-hardy and pest-resistant, they are as enticing to the beginning as to the advanced gardener. This expanded sequel to the author's celebrated Uncommon Fruits Worthy of Attention offers new fruits, new varieties, and new photos and illustrations to entice the reader into an exciting world of garden pleasure. As useful as it is inspiring, this volume emphasizes the practicalities of plant selection (a thorough source list is included), cultivation, propagation, and maintenance. Importantly for the environment, good harvests are possible from these tough plants without the rigorous spraying or fussy pruning required of more familiar tree fruits. Nearly all the fruits in this book offer year-round ornamental interest even when not in fruit or flower. Graced by beautiful pen-and-ink drawings, colorful photos, and the author's own eloquent style, Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden is a delightful book in the tradition of classic garden writing. Each gardener who reads this book is only a growing season away from enriching the home table with unexpected delicacies.


About the Author
Lee Reich, Ph.D., is an avid gardener who, after more than a decade in agricultural research with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Cornell University, turned to writing, lecturing, and consulting. He is a frequent speaker at many gardening events, including garden symposia and clubs, grower conferences, and Master Gardener training workshops. His books include Growing Fruits in Your Backyard, A Northeast Gardener's Year, The Pruning Book, and Weedless Gardening. Lee writes regularly for such publications as Fine Gardening, Horticulture, and The New York Times, and his gardening column for Associated Press appears weekly in newspapers across the country.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"This expanded sequel to the author's celebrated Uncommon Fruits Worthy of Attention offers new fruits, new varieties, and new photos and illustrations to entice the reader into an exciting world of garden pleasure." "As useful as it is inspiring, this volume emphasizes the practicalities of plant selection (a thorough source list is included), cultivation, propagation, and maintenance. Importantly for the environment, good harvests are possible from these tough plants without the rigorous spraying or fussy pruning required of more familiar tree fruits. Nearly all the fruits in this book offer year-round ornamental interest even when not in fruit or flower." Graced by beautifully pen-and-ink drawings, colourful photos, and the author's own eloquent style, Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden is a delightful book in the tradition of classic garden writing. Each gardener who reads this book is only a growing season away from enriching the home table with unexpected delicacies.

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