Here is a bright new take on foodscaping your garden. Brie Arthur's
Gardening with Grains is a passion project that grew from a light-bulb
moment. That is when she realized we've been missing a dynamic piece of
the burgeoning foodscape movement.
We've learned the joys of interplanting our blooming flowerbeds with
veggies, herbs and berries, but what about the grains, those ancient and
beautiful grasses that practically gave us civilization? Why couldn't
we grow wheat, barley and oats for winter; corn, rice and sorghum for
the warm season?
Gardening with Grains is a pioneering book, a companion to Arthur's
The Foodscape Revolution. Richly illustrated, it combines history,
environmental benefits and personal stories with simple how-to's for
planning, growing and harvesting those six important grains...plus 12
chef-tested recipes for inspiration.
This is a design book, too, with planting patterns and suggestions, no
matter how much or how little garden space you have. These grains are
ornamental grasses, and they show off beautifully in any setting. The
grouped plantings reveal the grains' varied colors and textures,
interplanted with flowers like poppies, larkspur, snapdragons, nigella,
zinnias, sunflowers and marigolds. Not only flowers, but salad greens
and other decorative veggies play well with grains.
Gardening with Grains is foodscaping for fun, beauty and bragging
rights. . . and maybe even some homemade beer and bread.(Genus
illustrations and garden plans by landscape architect and botanical
artist Preston Montague.)
