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exhaustively detailed and utterly fascinating Organic Gardening an enjoyable book for the kitchen gardener, food lovers and those who love their history. If you've never grown your own this will definitely give you the taste for it Garden Answers We have a sense of real plants growing in real gardens and even the garden history seems to come alive within this context ... a smashing book Journal of the Museum of Garden History

'A superb study of the kitchen garden.... Mrs Campbell's rigorous research has thrown up many quixotic delights.' Anna Pavord, Independent 'Susan Campbell paints a memorable picture of this world, fleshing it out with astonishing richness of detail.' Patrick Taylor, Sunday Telegraph 'What is so riverting is the dedication and exhausting manual labour that has brought about such miracles as the growing of new potatoes and salads at Christmas... strawberries and kidney beans in April... nectarines, muscats and figs all summer long... and seakle, asparagus and rhubarb in November .' Caroline Conran, Gardens Illustrated

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SUSAN CAMPBELLl is an author and illustrator who has pioneered research into the history of the kitchen garden. She lectures widely on the subject and advises English Heritage and the National Trust as well as private owners on their restoration.

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