The backyard berry book available at one green world. She has plenty of experience in fruit growing and her book helpfully comes with information about each stage of growth and tips on how best to store the fruit once it is harvested. If you are growing or considering growing common fruits cherries, plums, pears, apples, this would be a good book to start with. Mar 29, 2016 the backyard orchardist by stella otto is a nice overview of all things backyard orchard. The newly updated and expanded version of this classic hits perfect stride with the growing interests in uncommon fruits, container gardening, and natural fruit tree care. The backyard orchardist isnt the prettiest book youll ever see with glossy photos and fancy fonts.
A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden by stella otto online at alibris. This expanded and updated editionorganized into 6 easytofollow sections. Its chockfull of information presented in a format that makes it attractive to both beginners and experienced orchardists. The backyard orchardist is the result of years of experience from professional horticulturalist, stella otto. If you want to add fruit to your edible landscape, the backyard berry book and the backyard orchardist are excellent primers. However the backyard orchardist is perhaps the more accessible book, the sections are more clearly designated, and the overall impression is that all the angles are covered in a solid but perhaps less exciting way. The backyard orchardist by stella otto 250 pages is a complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden. Aug 15, 2016 for novice and experienced fruit gardeners alike, the backyard orchardist. A professional horticulturist and former orchard and farm market owner for 25 years, shes grown just about every fruit thats possible to grow in michigan. The backyard orchardist by stella otto 250 pages is a complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden for every gardener desiring to add apples, pears, cherries, and other tree fruit to their landscape, here is the book for you. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. The backyard orchardist is a musthave reference book for anyone who wants to grow the best fruit possible with the least amount of trouble. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stella otto discusses how to grow fruit trees in a garden or backyard, including such considerations as tree selection, planting and early care, growing.
Learning to plant, maintain and harvest from a backyard orchard is a big task. For every gardener desiring to add apples, pears, cherries, and other tree fruit to their landscape, here is the book for you. Oct 26, 2017 well, that person is leelanau countys stella otto, and her idea came to life in two booksthe backyard orchardist and the backyard berry bookthat have become nearly holy texts of backyard. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the orchardist, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
For every gardener desiring to add apples, pears, cherries, and other tree fruit to their landscape here are hints and solid information from a professional horticulturist and experienced fruit grower. What this book does have going for it is its simplicity well, as simple as you can get when youre learning to maintain a small orchard. The backyard orchardist learn to grow over 10 different fruits. For over twenty years, stella ottos book, the backyard orchardist, has been a staple reference for the home grower and adventurous landscape designer. A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden by stella b. A professional horticulturist and former orchard and farm market owner for 25 years, shes grown. I would rate this book positively in that its a good solid primer for growing and maintaining commonly grown fruit trees.
The main topics in the book range from site selection to planting, tree varieties, care, pestsdiseases and harvest. The orchardist is an engrossing pageturner the kind of book that makes it nearly impossible to quit reading in order to attend to the readers actual real life. Pruning made easy book a gardeners visual guide to when and how to prune from flowers to trees. Learn how to select a spot for your fruit trees, or select the right tree for your spot. The backyard orchardist includes help on selecting the best fruit trees and information about each stage of growth and development, along with tips on harvest and storage of the fruit. She resides in northern michigans leelanau county, cherry capital of the world.
The backyard orchardist by stella otto is filled with fruit growing information that is very easy for the hobbyist to implement. For every gardener desiring to add apples, pears, cherries, and. A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home gardenhas been the goto book for home orchardists for over 2 decades. Jul 07, 20 if you want to add fruit to your edible landscape, the backyard berry book and the backyard orchardist are excellent primers.
The backyard orchardist learn to grow over 10 different. Stella otto discusses how to grow fruit trees in a garden or backyard, including such considerations as tree selection, planting and early care, growing fruit in containers, and pest and disease control. Learn how to do it right with stella ottos the backyard orchardist. She gardens together with her husband, son, and daughter. Originally written in 1995, the second edition has been updated and expanded, featuring over 300 pages of stellas fruit growing knowledge. Equally important, the information is well organized and is exceptionally easy to find.
The backyard orchardist is a thorough guide to growing fruit trees in a backyard. Review of the backyard orchardist 9780963452047 foreword. A mysterious, compelling, elemental novel in the orchardist, amanda coplin shows us whats unknowable. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden 2 exp upd by stella otto, glenn wolff isbn. The orchardist download pdfepub ebook gets free book. Aug 21, 2012 the orchardist evokes a powerful sense of place in the american west, mixing tenderness and violence as talmadge tries to reconcile the ghosts of his own troubled past and faces the dramatic. This expanded and updated editionorganized into 6 easytofollow sectionsoffers even more handson horticulture. May 05, 2016 stella has authored two books, the awardwinning the backyard orchardist.
The original book was printed over twenty years ago so this new second edition is an updated, expanded version. I am a total newbie at this but i feel very prepared to make choices after reading this book. The science of growing fruit is complex, but otto takes the mystery out of it. What this book does have going for it is its simplicity well, as simple as you can get when youre learning to. Otto 1993, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The biggest weakness of this book is the poor quality of the diagrams, which are all black and white and not particularly well drawn. Additionally, you can expect information on how to grow fruit trees in small spaces. The setting and characters actually, every element are pitchperfect. The organic backyard vineyard by tom powers is a straightforward guide that will arm you with the tools you need to succeed in growing your own grapes. Stella otto is quoted several times, along with mention of her booksbackyard orchardist and backyard berry book. For many of the same reasons that i really enjoyed the backyard berry book, i enjoyed the backyard orchardist as well.
A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden otto, stella on. A handson guide to growing berries, brambles, and vine fruit in the home garden. She has written freelance articles for numerous magazines, appeared on the discovery channel, and been interviewed on npr and other gardening radio programs. Those with limited space will learn about growing dwarf fruit trees in containers.
Backyard berry book backyard orchardist by stella otto. Hobby farm home stella otto was interviewed 51211 by martha stewart living garden editors tony bielaczycon the homegrown radio show. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Small scale farm operators will also find this book helpful. Nov 01, 20 for many of the same reasons that i really enjoyed the backyard berry book, i enjoyed the backyard orchardist as well. Otto 2015, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Glenn wolff discusses how to grow fruit trees in a garden or backyard, including such considerations as tree selection, planting and early care, growing fruit in containers, and pest and disease control. By stella otto illustrated by glenn wolff foreword by peter hatch. Mar 30, 2016 the backyard orchardist is a thorough guide to growing fruit trees in a backyard. Bonnie jo campbell, author of national book award finalist, american salvage within this world are compelling characters and their equally compelling stories. It was published by ottographics and has a total of 250 pages in the book. The backyard orchardist by stella otto is a nice overview of all things backyard orchard.
The backyard orchardist book a complete guidetogrowing fruit. A backyard orchard was a key element on our wish list when we were shopping for a new homestead three years ago. A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden. Stella otto, author of the backyard orchardist is offering a signed copy of her book to one lucky reader of common sense home. Stella has authored two books, the awardwinning the backyard orchardist. A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden has been the goto book for home orchardists for over 2 decades. Its a basic text with no frills and no pretty pictures, just simple but clear pencil drawings.
The orchardist evokes a powerful sense of place in the american west, mixing tenderness and violence as talmadge tries to reconcile the ghosts of his own troubled past and faces the dramatic. A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden and the backyard berry book. For over twenty years, stella ottos book the backyard orchardist, has been a staple reference for the home grower and adventurous landscaper designer. She can also be found cultivating fruit gardening information on her blog the backyard fruit gardener. This is the expanded and updated second edition of the awardwinning reference book, which was first published twenty years ago. The backyard berry book offers practical, handson advice to help any gardener novice or master gardener to grow and harvest strawberries, rhubarb, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, figs, and other small fruit successfully. Stella has authored two books, the awardwinning the backyard orchardist, and the backyard berry book. Buy the backyard orchardist and backyard berry book for many more hints on getting pests and diseases to bug off. Stella otto once again supplies every last detail to successfully planning fruit trees. Luckily, the backyard orchardist, by stella otto, can help home gardeners eliminate those impediments and ensure they will reap what they sow. Ive consulted my copy frequently for information on cherries and plums. Even if you only have one or two fruit trees, you still need to know how to prune them, feed them and even figure out where to put them. Well, that person is leelanau countys stella otto, and her idea came to life in two booksthe backyard orchardist and the backyard berry bookthat have become nearly holy texts of.