The Berry Grower's Companion - Tapa blanda

A charming, personable, and information-packed book . A comprehensive guide to growing everything from strawberries to blueberries. A book useful for all berry growers from the beginner to commercial operations. You will feel like going out and buying multiple berry plants to tuck into your landscape. If you are a garedener or berry grower, "The Berry Grower's Companion" is the book for you! Her [Barbara L. Bowling] style is warm and readable, and her enthusiasm for these plants is contagious. This is by far the best book on berries I've seen. -- John Van de Water "Newark Star-Ledger" (05/13/2001) This is a must for any serious berry grower. You won't need any other book! -- Alana Mezo "Chicago Botanic Garden" (08/20/2001) This tome is a great reference, full of useable information and readable text. -- Dale Langford "Rocky Mountain News" (12/17/2000) This book supersedes all earlier books on producing 'major' small fruit ... organized superbly, nicely indexed . . . best book of its type! This book covers strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries and more--small fruit that can produce bountiful harvests... The berry fruits are an important interest for many gardeners, but the best berry books are long out-of-print, so we welcome "The Berry Grower's Companion." [The author's] own enthusiasm for the subjects is apparent throughout the book as she converses like an old friend. -- Robin Farrel Edmunds "ForeWord" (01/19/2001) The author's enthusiasm and her passion for the subject are obvious, as are her knowledge and practical experience. -- Jim Arbury "Garden (Peterborough)" (05/23/2001) The only thing missing from Bowling's berry book is some freshly whipped cream and fluffy homemade shortcake; otherwise, this is as complete a guide to growing these delectable fruits as a gardener could want. Whether you are a beginner or a professional in berry growing, "The Berry Grower's Companion" will be a useful book listing varieties for different regions and giving important tips, reminders and up-to-date advice. Beginner and novice alike will find more than enough guidance on fertilization, pruning, trellising, and harvesting, as well as the simplest and least toxic ways to control pests and diseases. -- Roer B. Swain "Horticulture" (08/16/2001) "The Berry Grower's Companion..".is much like its subject matter: full of substance, jam-packed with enriching material, and very flavorful...Entertaining--a work for both the berry gardener and the berry lover...Her work is indispensable. Bowling has presented a thorough treatment of the science and art of selecting, growing, caring for, maintaining, using, and everything else but eating all kinds of berries... -- Paul A. Mogren "American Reference Books Annual" (04/25/2001) The most comprehensive berry book we have seen. The expert author extensively explains cultivar selection, diseases, soils, pruning and using berries in your landscape. It even includes grapes, currants, gooseberries and minor fruits. Beautiful photos and illustrations. A must for the serious home berry grower's library.

Berry fruits have long been used and appreciated in the kitchen, but the aesthetic and practical benefits they bring to the garden landscape are all too often ignored. Whether for the ground cover effect of a strawberry plant, the colorful autumn foliage of a blueberry plant, the climbing trait of a grapevine, or the hedge potential of an elderberry bush, these plants are highly versatile contributors to a range of garden environments. And growing such gems in your own backyard means convenient access to savory fruits for the table or for sale.