{"product_id":"eat-your-garden-isbn-9781645023340","title":"Eat Your Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003e‘Harry Holding is one of our most exciting young designers.’ Monty Don\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA design-led approach to edible gardening for any size and space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEat Your Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, by award-winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden designer Harry Holding, is the first book to focus on a style of edible gardening that is lower in effort, greater in beauty and less demanding of space than the traditional kitchen garden or vegetable plot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a grow-your-own book with a difference: edimentals are plants that are both edible and ornamental. Some offer bountiful harvests and great flavours, others are more unusual, and then there are plants that earn their place in the garden because they are so joyful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdimentals can be woven into existing gardens and across different planting styles, whether formal borders, cottage gardens or meadows, and in naturalistic or minimalist designs. Harry emphasises resilient, low-maintenance perennials for a more sustainable way to grow your own food. From familiar plants, such as fennel and wild strawberry, to ostrich fern and king’s spear, Harry shows you how to create a foraging experience on your own doorstep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarry’s pioneering design principles are drawn from permaculture, food forests, agroforestry, edible meadows and market gardens, which he brings to every garden from rural to suburban, city gardens, balconies and containers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEat Your Garden\u003c\/i\u003e includes: \u003cbr\u003e• Design plans for spaces from courtyards to borders\u003cbr\u003e• Plant profiles organised by structure and layer \u003cbr\u003e• A guide to creating biodiverse plant communities and mixes \u003cbr\u003e• Harvesting advice for year-round cropping \u003cbr\u003e• Over 150 stunning colour photographs‘Harry Holding is one of our most exciting young designers.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonty Don\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eEat Your Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is a joy that will become a well-thumbed entry in the classics. I can’t wait to draw on so much of Harry’s thinking to transform my own gardens. This palette for the palate is a gift of a Gift. I love it and know that all who receive it will be sincerely grateful for it. Harry Holding has produced a feast of a book.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Tim Smit, co-founder, the Lost Gardens of Heligan and the Eden Project\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A feast of invaluable information and a truly inspirational book, coming from a lifetime of curiosity and practical experience.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarina Allen, Ballymaloe Cookery School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Why not eat your garden? Why restrict ornamental gardens to non-edible plants? Harry uses the term edimental to describe plants which are both beautiful and delicious. They are the ones we want to grow, and Harry has plenty of ideas for this. \u003ci\u003eEat Your Garden\u003c\/i\u003e describes how to grow food in an ornamental garden without losing ornamental as a quality. There are so many wonderful opportunities: let Harry guide you to see the amazing possibilities.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Dowding, author of \u003ci\u003eNo Dig\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrow Together\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘When I first saw Harry’s Chelsea Flower Show garden, I was blown away by the planting. Once the penny dropped that it was an astonishing tapestry of edible flavours and forms, my brain fizzed with all the new edible delights that unfolded in front of me. I’m all about growing edibles, but Harry takes it to another level, proving just how imaginative and elegant an edible landscape can be.\u003cbr\u003e‘Harry makes ecological gardening joyful, accessible and irresistibly inspiring. With clarity and warmth, he reveals how plants can be both delicious and ornamental, transforming borders and everyday spaces into productive, biodiverse ecosystems.\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eEat Your Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is a book we edible gardeners have been yearning for, a gentle shift in perspective, a reminder that our gardens can feed us in more ways than one. May it encourage you to plant boldly, harvest often and see your space through Harry’s generous, visionary lens.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugust Bernstein, head of the Raymond Blanc Gardening School, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eEat Your Garden\u003c\/i\u003e will change how we grow our ornamental and edible plants in the same place; it’s a book that brings together food and beauty. The case studies give insight into the endless possibilities open to us all, and you will never look at an herbaceous border in the same way again. The plant profiles are full of genuine surprises on the edibility of ornamental plants. I mean, who knew that the young leaves of that beautiful, woolly \u003ci\u003eStachys byzantina\u003c\/i\u003e (lamb’s ear) can be fried in batter for a delicious \u003ci\u003eamuse-bouche\u003c\/i\u003e? Familiar old plants provide new flavours, textures and scents to delight even the most jaded palate. Yes, we can all have edimental spaces, and they can be as small or as large as you can manage. As Mr Holding says, “just give it a go”.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvolly Richmond, author of \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e; plant and garden historian and presenter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Harry’s book offers a clear, practical roadmap for creating edible, beautiful and ecologically informed plantings. He absolutely nails the planting design process, offering enormous value in showing how to turn these ideas into reality.\u003cbr\u003e‘People often ask me where to learn about edible meadows and edimental plantings. This is the book I recommend – a must-read for anyone interested in ecologically rich edible gardens.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSid Hill, multi-award-winning ecological gardener and designer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This book is a gateway to understanding edimental gardening without compromising garden design. When applied to any garden, this concept reveals how edibles can become true architectural showstoppers. Harry elevates the meaning of the potager garden to a refined and contemporary level. Throughout the book, he shares not only the purpose and practicality of edible plants, but also subtly introduces forward-thinking design elements that inspire future garden features. Absolutely love it!’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRekha Mistry, author of \u003ci\u003eRekha’s Kitchen Garden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Here is a book that is actually needed – spanning the gap between “landscaping” and food production in an accessible, beautiful layout that you can actually put to use directly. A necessary addition to the world of foodscaping and regeneration.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Falk, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Resilient Farm and Homestead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eEat Your Garden\u003c\/i\u003e by Harry Holding is a joyful and down-to-earth exhibit of the author’s memoirs as a landscape designer, world traveller and collaborator with Nature. Through Harry’s lens, readers are transported on an international journey to meet gardeners nourishing themselves, their communities and surrounding environments by harnessing synergies with Nature. Harry’s guidance, stories and insights will inspire and motivate professional and novice readers alike to befriend Nature and edimentals as their perennial companions and breadwinners.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanessa Harmony, owner and edimental grower, Colorado Edible Forest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Using varied real-life examples from high-rise balconies to multi-acre properties, Harry Holding shows how feasible it is to create landscapes that feed us. He makes a passionate and compelling case for gardens that are simultaneously beautiful, ecologically sound and tasty – then goes on to provide the tools for creating them.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerome Osentowski, author of\u003ci\u003e The Forest Garden Greenhouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘If you are keen to grow what you eat and, at the same time, enjoy creating a garden that is both a joy to be in as well as a place from which to harvest a great diversity of crops, Harry Holding’s knowledge and enthusiasm makes this a worthy addition to your garden reading.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Alexander, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Seed Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Edimentals have come of age, eighteen years after I first coined the term. I have travelled the world since, talking to permaculturists, urban growers, teachers, foragers, ornamental gardeners and even the walled gardeners of the rich and famous, and they all “get” the low-input, low-carbon edimental garden, of great value also to the biodiversity of the place. One can go on summer vacation without worrying about the veg, fit them perfectly into the school year, and produce food even in very shady gardens and urban areas, along with many other advantages. I welcome Harry’s book, as I’m sure it will inspire an equally wide range of gardeners, making edimentalling the next level of ecofriendly gardening, feeding both us and the planet.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Barstow, ESM (Extreme Salad Man); author of \u003ci\u003eAround the World in 80 Plants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHarry Holding is a leading voice in contemporary garden design and a pioneer of the edimental movement – the fusion of edible and ornamental planting. Since founding Harry Holding Studio in 2016, he has been named among \u003ci\u003eHouse \u0026amp; Garden\u003c\/i\u003e’s Top 50 Garden \u0026amp; Landscape Designers and received multiple accolades from the RHS, the Society of Garden \u0026amp; Landscape Designers and other industry bodies. His School Food Matters Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023 won the People’s Choice Award, earning praise from \u003ci\u003eBBC Gardeners’ World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2024, the RHS invited him to return and design their Feature Garden, further cementing his reputation as a leading figure in sustainable, plant-led design. Harry and his studio are designing a garden for RHS Chelsea 2026 in collaboration with the Eden Project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarry’s work spans private gardens, public landscapes and international commissions, including a dedicated area of the new Shuttleworth Botanical Garden on the Isle of Man and an area of the new Eden Project in Morecambe. In 2025, the British Library selected him as one of ten international designers to contribute to \u003ci\u003eGardens of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he envisioned a Future Food \u0026amp; Medicine Garden exploring sustainable community food systems. A regular tutor at the London College of Garden Design, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harry is also a sought-after guest speaker on ecological design. \u003ci\u003eEat Your Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut book.","brand":"Chelsea Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233120465125,"sku":"NP9781645023340","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781645023340.jpg?v=1767725836","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/eat-your-garden-isbn-9781645023340","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}