The Edible Rainbow Garden

ISBN: 9625932992

Author: Creasy, Rosalind

Condition: New

Rosalind Creasy, the grande dame of edible landscaping, has created a fun, hands-on guide that shows us how to fill our gardensand our plateswith brightly-colored, not your-everyday vegetables. In urging us to take the art of food preparation soaring to a colorful new level, Creasy reminds us that our pleasure in gardening is reflected in our pleasure at the table.With brilliant photos, plant information, and technical how-to, Creasy explains how to plan gardens with an eye for color. She takes us on a walking tour through The Hidden Villa, where she designed a 2,000 square-foot rainbow gardenwith the help of Josephine and Frank Duveneck, among othersto the delight and amusement of thousands of school children from northern California.A section full of savory, deliciousand colorfulrecipes gives fabulous suggestions on what to do with the great vegetables you can find in a rainbow garden. Have you ever experienced the appearance and flavor of lavender-colored vichyssoise? Or how about entertaining guests with spinach fettuccine laced with white marinara sauce? You'll have no problem getting your child to eat their true-blue pancakes, made of course with blueberriesand blue cornmeal. Enjoy!