Bellamy, founder of the acclaimed blog Heavy Petal, gives readers the dirt on growing gorgeous organic food with very little square footage. Simple...
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Apr 25, 2011
jess
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This book is perfectly adequate for the beginning small space gardener. The photos are gorgeous, the gardens are beautiful and the text is packed with information about the sorts of options and creativity it takes to grow edibles in small spaces. If I knew someone who was reading this, I would not slap it out of their hands. I didn't find anything that was factually inaccurate or outright bad advice.
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Jul 08, 2011
Lisa
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This book is filled with the most beautiful photographs of gardens and produce. I have been a serious gardener for years, growing both edibles and flowers. Gardening is my favorite hobby. Although I am fairly knowledgeable when it comes to gardening, I can't resist picking up a gardening book or magazine with the hopes of getting a new idea. Every year I try at least a few new things, and I find that one of the things I love about gardening is that there is always room for improvement.
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Jun 28, 2011
Liz
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This book is targeted at the beginning gardener, so there is a lot of basic info that I sped through (I have a lot to learn, but I do know to look for sunny locations, amend soil, water regularly, etc). But I found some useful (and specific!) info about composting and ideas about new crops to grow in my too-shady yard and to try over winter. I was also impressed by the number of different crops the author discussed, and even more so when I got to the end of the book and learned that she gardens
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Jun 19, 2011
AyaSuu
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Sugar Snaps and Strawberries is a "How-to" for small-scale edible gardens, with small meaning anything from balcony to roof deck to tiny patio or allotment plot. Bellamy does a great job in giving basic information about soil, light, seeding, planting etc. Sometimes the information is more that just basic, most of the "info boxes" fall under that category. As far as I know, the information given is correct, but mostly nothing that you haven't heard before. As somebody mention
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May 23, 2011
Nicole
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For the beginning small scale gardener. There are a few good tips and some useful info if you've never experienced gardening before. I appreciate the focus on organic, natural methods and the focus on small spaces. Even people with multi-acre plots are more likely to want their garden in a manageable area. If you know what to look for, you can find all of these basics online, but then again, you'd have to know what to look for! A beginner may not.
Apr 10, 2011
Jennifer
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I've often been told that I should use bone meal in my garden, but that's gross and disgusting! This book says vegetarians can use alfalpha meal or pellets (rabbit food) instead of bone meal. It was worth reading just for that little tidbit. The book had lots of good info, was very readable, and had really nice photos. Too bad I'll never be able to create garden spaces like those pictured in the book. :-)
Jan 23, 2011
Christa
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Great tips with awesome photography. Loved the chapters about designing your garden - the author urges readers to take into account what they want to accomplish with their space, other than just putting some plants into the ground in a certain order. This is a departure from other books I've read and I really liked it. Highly recommend this book to novice and experienced gardeners alike.
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Mar 20, 2011
Tamara
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Charming and informative.
Covers the different small garden options, including container gardening, shared plots, work & school gardens and even guerrilla gardens. (See page 44 to learn how to make a seed bomb!)
Takes you through soil options, container options, types of produce as well as the when, where and hows of growing veggies and fruit.
Favorite Quote from the Acknowledgements:
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Covers the different small garden options, including container gardening, shared plots, work & school gardens and even guerrilla gardens. (See page 44 to learn how to make a seed bomb!)
Takes you through soil options, container options, types of produce as well as the when, where and hows of growing veggies and fruit.
Favorite Quote from the Acknowledgements:
I'd like to thank worms for doing so much of the grunt work. You guys roc
Aug 17, 2011
Erin
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This is a great book for gardening novices just getting started. I loved that Bellamy gave instructions for how to test your soil's pH levels, which I was wondering how to do. There are loads of beautiful photos, which were great, although it would have been nice had she included some more specific shots--for example, when she talks about various weed species, it would have been helpful had there been photos of the more common varieties. (I tend to be afraid to pull weeds early on in case wha
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Jul 23, 2011
This is a great book hat shows you how to start your very own small space garden. It has even me convinced I can grow veggies and herbs on our concrete grass pad (a.k.a our balcony). Let's just hope my new plants don't hear about the orchid incident at work.
May 06, 2011
Meet local author Andrea Bellamy for the signing of her new book, "Sugar Snaps and Strawberries."
Saturday, May 21st from 1 - 3 pm at Country Furniture on South Granville. http://www.countryfurniture.net/location...
Saturday, May 21st from 1 - 3 pm at Country Furniture on South Granville. http://www.countryfurniture.net/location...
May 07, 2011
Heather
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Inspiring small-gardening book. Of course, it doesn't mean I will get much planted, but it is fun to read gardening material in the spring. Makes me want to cover my deck with pots of edibles!
Jun 27, 2011
Ann
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A wonderful little book full of ideas for creating and maintaining small-space edible gardens. It is beautifully illustrated with fine photographs. - an inspiration.
Sep 17, 2011
Beautiful photographs and helpful advice for a novice gardener. The book is well-designed and inspiring.
Apr 18, 2011
Lisa
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I wish I had the time and money to grow tons of plants in my small spaces at Garvin Place!
Jun 20, 2011
Susan
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Great intro to small space garden with mouth watering pictures of vegetables.
Aug 12, 2011
SLK
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Loved the photos. Very informative, approachable, and inspirational. Great info on raised beds, soils, hardiness for cold weather planting and harvests.
Jun 03, 2011
Lynn
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I love the beautiful photos in this book, and the short chapters make it easy reading. I've lost a lot of my sunny garden space over the years, as trees have grown up around my house, so I was interested in learning more about growing in containers or small spaces. This book has lots of useful, easily implemented ideas.
A green thumbs-up to this one.
A green thumbs-up to this one.
Mar 28, 2011
Jennifer
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What a wonderful, beautiful book - so much good, basic gardening advice with a little bit of quirk on the side. Can't wait to get outside and start putting some of these ideas into practice - if spring ever arrives! Very highly recommended.
Feb 22, 2012
Tressa
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Sugar Snaps and Strawberries was informative and interesting. There were also lovely pictures.
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