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Free-range chicken gardens : how to create a beautiful, chicken-friendly yard / Jessi Bloom ; with photographs by Kate Baldwin.
Author:
Bloom, Jessi.

Baldwin, Kate.
Publication Information:
Portland, Or. : Timber Press, ©2012.
Call Number:
SF487 .B64 2012
Abstract:
It's true, you can keep chickens and have a beautiful garden, too. And fresh eggs are just one of the many benefits - chickens can help your garden grow and thrive. In this essential handbook, award-winning garden designer Jessi Bloom covers everything a gardener needs to know, including chicken-keeping basics, simple garden plans to get your started, tips on attractive fencing options, the best plants and plants to avoid, and step-by-step instructions for getting your chicken garden up and running. For anyone who wants a fabulous garden where colorful chickens happily roam, Free-Range Chicken Gardens is the guide that will bring the dream home to roost.--COVER.
ISBN:
9781604692372
Physical Description:
221 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Chickens and gardens, working together -- Chickens in your garden : practical considerations -- Designing a chicken-friendly garden -- Landscape materials for chicken gardens -- Plants with purpose -- Innovative chicken housing -- Friends and foes of hens in the garden.
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