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Grower-Gatherer

Edible perennials for every garden

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Description

Bring the joy of foraging into your garden with this beautiful guide to growing low-maintenance, edible perennials.

Many gardeners already cultivate crops they can harvest and enjoy, but when winter arrives, the bare beds left behind can be dispiriting. Edible perennials offer a resilient, sustainable alternative: plants we can eat, which look great growing in our gardens, return year after year, require minimal effort and thrive in a range of conditions. From asparagus to blackcurrants, pine nuts to oyster mushrooms, these hardy species are naturally resistant to drought and pests, and provide a rich, varied harvest across the seasons.

In Grower-Gatherer, award-winning garden writer and designer Jack Wallington shares a curated list of his fifty favourite perennial vegetables, fruit, herbs, nuts, fungi and edible flowers. Organised for practical use and inspiration, this comprehensive guide to sustainable growing features:

- A detailed A to Z of edible perennials with growing advice and nutritional insights
- Interviews with successful growers from around the world
- Beautiful photography throughout to spark ideas and showcase possibilities

Whether you're planting a small urban plot or dreaming of a full-scale food forest, Grower-Gatherer is your essential companion to cultivating an environmentally-friendly garden that feeds body and mind year after year.

Table of Contents

Introduction
How to Plan a Forage Garden

Vegetables
Fruit
Herbs
Nuts
Flowers
Fungi

Nutrition Table
Glossary
Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Index

Product details

Published 03 Sep 2026
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 192
ISBN 9781399426862
Imprint Green Books
Illustrations Colour photos throughout
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Jack Wallington

Jack Wallington changed careers in his thirties to…

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