"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...

“Very likely the best book ever written on growing food in the Pacific Northwest, and it sets a whole new standard for garden writing.”—Mark MacDonald, West Coast Seeds
 
Grow more food, with less work, in any yard—now completely revised and expanded! 
Are you itching to start your own garden or grow more in the one you have, but feel that gardening is too challenging

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An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini. Includes glossary

When he gets too old to climb up the ladder, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby figure out an ingenious way to pick pears for pear jelly

A comprehensive guide to home preserving and canning, with step-by-step instructions for every kind of preserving, including refrigerating and freezing, air- and oven-drying, cold- and hot-pack canning, and pickling

Skip the sugary commercial drinks and make fresh, delicious beverages in your own kitchen-- from your own garden, or from farmers' market finds. These recipes and techniques will introduce you to a whole new world of garden goodness.

Dog figures carved out of different fruits and vegetables "act out" such phrases as "Bad dog," "Sick as a dog," and "Doggy bag."