Rosalind Creasy

Author of The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping: Home Landscaping with Food-Bearing Plants and Resource-Saving Techniques

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About the Author

Rosalind Creasy is a landscape designer, a leading authority on environment-friendly gardening techniques, and the grande dame of the edible landscape movement. She has authored 18 books on gardening and cooking. Her garden, writing, and photography have been featured in such publications as Mother show more Earth News and Better Homes and Gardens. Rosalind is a three-time winner of the Garden Writer's Best Book of the Year award and its Award for Excellence and an inductee of the Garden Writers Hall of Fame, www.rosalindcreasy.com show less

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Series

The Edible Garden Series

Works by Rosalind Creasy

Edible Landscaping (2010) 151 copies

The Edible Flower Garden (1999) 82 copies

The Edible Herb Garden (1999) 81 copies

Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes: How to Grow A Rainbow Garden (1994) 79 copies

The Edible French Garden (1999) 64 copies

Cooking from the Garden (1988) 63 copies

Herbs: Country Garden Cookbook (1995) 58 copies

The Edible Heirloom Garden (1999) 52 copies

The Edible Italian Garden (1999) 46 copies

Earthly Delights: Twelve Distinctive Theme Gardens (1985) 46 copies

The Edible Rainbow Garden (2000) 44 copies

The Edible Salad Garden (1999) 44 copies

The Edible Mexican Garden (2000) 40 copies

The Edible Asian Garden (2000) 39 copies

The Edible Pepper Garden (2000) 37 copies

Rosalind Creasy's Recipes from the Garden: 200 Exciting Recipes from the Author of the Complete Book of Edible… (2008) 28 copies

The Gardener's Handbook of Edible Plants (1986) 23 copies

The Edible Garden: Herbs & Flowers (National Home Garden Club) (1999) 19 copies

Organic Gardener's Edible Plants (1993) 8 copies

The Edible Garden (1999) 7 copies

The Kitchen Herb Garden: Growing and Preparing Essential Herbs (Edible Garden Series) (2019) 7 copies

Cooking from the Garden (1990) 3 copies

The Italian Vegetable Garden: A Complete Guide to Growing and Preparing Traditional Italian-Style Vegetables (Edible… (2019) 3 copies

Edible Salad Garden (Edible Garden) (1999) 2 copies

Italian Vegetable Garden (Edible Garden Series) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1939
Gender: female
Country (for map): United States of America
Places of residence: Los Altos, California, USA
Neeham, Massachusetts, USA
Education: Foothill College
Organizations: Garden Communications International
Short biography: [from Wikipedia]
Rosalind Creasy (born 1939) is an American horticulturalist [sic], landscape designer, and author. She is known for her work on edible landscaping, particularly her 1982 book The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping, considered a landmark book in the subject.

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Reviews

Edible Landscaping by Rosalind Creasy

I've owned this book a long time and although I had long had a vegetable garden, at the time I bought the book and first read it I was entering a fallow period. At that time my reading was more about imaginary garden. It was a joy to rediscover this book as I unpacked my gardening books following a move because it is filled with information and inspiration for my new garden. It was pretty easy, design wise, to have a separate fenced vegetable garden, apart from the rest of my yard but that is not a possibility now in this new home. The book has really helped me refine my ideas, and it is full of useful bits that will help as my garden evolves.… (more)

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