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The Creative Vegetable Gardener
60 Ways to Cultivate Joy, Playfulness, and Beauty along with a Bounty of Food
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With interest in vegetable gardening booming, lifestyle editor and master gardener Kelly Smith Trimble offers designs, ideas, and inspiration for making the vegetable garden a joyful, creative space that reflects each gardener's distinctive aesthetic, integrates beauty with functionality, and offers a sanctuary for both people and pollinators, along with a bounty of nutritious, homegrown food.
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For decades, gardeners have approached vegetable gardening the same way: planting in square or rectangular beds or in straight rows, keeping vegetables separate from flowers, and definitely not mixing perennial plants with annual ones. According to these old rules, every insect must be killed, the garden must be tidy, and nothing should ever be allowed to go to seed.
It's time to break the rules! Today's gardeners are re-envisioning the vegetable garden as a creative, playful space where the beds may be circles or spirals, beneficial insects are invited to the party, flowers for cutting grow right next to annual vegetables (which might be chosen for their curb appeal as much as their flavour), and a bit of "untidiness" simply creates a garden that more closely mimics the natural world.
With The Creative Vegetable Gardener, lifestyle editor and master gardener Kelly Smith Trimble encourages readers to widen their focus, be playful, and imagine a vegetable garden that reflects their own unique aesthetic and offers a meditative sanctuary as well as a source of fresh, homegrown food.
From seed selection to garden layout and regenerative gardening practices, gardeners of all levels will find Smith Trimble's liberating advice a pathway to making the garden a place of nourishment for the soul and creative spirit, while also feeding the body.
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The Creative Vegetable Gardener by Kelly Smith Trimble has been praised for its emphasis on gardening as a joyful and mindful activity rather than solely focusing on yields. Reviewers appreciate its encouragement to personalise gardening practices and incorporate elements that benefit the environment, such as supporting biodiversity. The book is described as a source of creative and inspiring ideas, suitable for both beginners and experienced gardeners, with a focus on beauty and ecological balance.
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ISBN: 9781635865035
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 February 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC
Illustration: Full-color; photographs and illustrations througho
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 202.0mm
Height: 202.0mm
Weight: 600g
Pages: 240
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About the Author
Kelly Smith Trimble is the author of Vegetable Gardening Wisdom. She has been a lifestyle editor for nearly 20 years, working for brands such as HGTV, Southern Living, Lowe's, Bonnie Plants, the National Park Foundation, and more. A certified Master Gardener, she grows vegetables, herbs, and flowers in her suburban backyard and loves cooking and preserving. She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her web site is Kellysmithtrimble.com and her Instagram handle is @kellysmithtrimble.
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