Heritage Gardens, Heirloom Seeds: Melded Cultures with a Pennsylvania German Acc

Description: Heritage Gardens, Heirloom Seeds by Michael B. Emery, Irwin Richman Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Richly illustrated with over 650 images, this is a detailed overview of the inter-relationship between heirloom seeds and heritage gardens Publisher Description Heritage, or traditional, gardens and heirloom seeds are joined at the hip, but previous books have separated them. This is the first holistic look at several of the most vibrant trends in contemporary horticulture, both in vegetables and flowers. Lavishly illustrated, it is a how-to manual, a history, and a guide to gardens and historic landscapes. The basics of heritage garden design from California to the East Coast are here, with special attention to the Pennsylvania four-square garden. Plans and suggestions for your garden are included, and seed-saving techniques are clearly enumerated. A gallery of heirloom plants and lists of suppliers are featured. There are travel suggestions for visiting gardens ranging from Bethabara Park in North Carolina, to The Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum in Pennsylvania, to the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia. This book is sure to delight historians, traditionalists, green thumbs, and horticulturists alike. AUTHOR: Michael B. Emery is a native Pennsylvanian whose ancestors include both Quaker and Amish farmers. A graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, he is the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museums Educator and Volunteer Coordinator. A font of knowledge about the Pennsylvania Germans, he is an avid collector of books, paper, and photographic memorabilia. Emery was born into a family with deep agricultural roots. Logan Emery Sr., Lewis (Mike) Emery, and Hazel (Emery) Alexander regaled Mike with their stories of growing up on the large family farm of C. Ralph and Rachel (Umble) Emery in northeastern Chester County. Mike remembers many family gardens and his great grandmother, Elizabeth Hoopes, had a raised circular flower bed on her front lawn. He is an active preserver of his familys garden heritage and has saved many heirloom plants-which he shares with friends. Especially popular is Grandma Emerys "outhouse rose." When this fragrant, but thorny, climbing double pink rose is in bloom, the scent is overwhelming. At those times her "facility" was, no doubt, the envy of Chester County. Irwin Richman, Professor Emeritus, The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, works with the Landis Valley Associates, a private group dedicated to forwarding the aims of the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum. Richman was born in New York City and summered in New Yorks Catskill Mountains. In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, he tinkered in the brick-pathed garden behind his long-widowed Grandma Schwebels Italianate house. In the country there was Grandma and Grandpa Richmans folky garden. Grandpa whitewashed tree trunks and the stones bordering the flower beds and the driveway. Grandma loved dahlias, "daillies," and was adept at growing plants from starts her friends and neighbours always shared. 672 colour and b/w images Author Biography Michael B. Emery is a native Pennsylvanian whose ancestors include both Quaker and Amish farmers. A graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, he is the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museums Educator and Volunteer Coordinator. Irwin Richman, Professor Emeritus, The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, is a widely known lecturer and the author and co-author of many books, including 10 for Schiffer Publishing. Irwin Richman is Professor Emeritus at the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg and currently the Director of Research and Development for the Heritage Seed Project at the Landis Valley Museum near Lancaster City. His special interest areas are Pennsylvania German culture, American art, and horticulture. He has lived in Lancaster County for over 35 years. Details ISBN 0764348639 ISBN-13 9780764348631 Title Heritage Gardens, Heirloom Seeds Author Michael B. Emery, Irwin Richman Format Paperback Year 2015 Pages 272 Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd GE_Item_ID:136608632; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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