Heirloom Plants

The Heirloom Gardener (Timber Press, 2021) by John Forti explores heirloom plants and their historical uses and suggests some contemporary concoctions to encourage their growth.

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As an ethnobotanist and garden historian, Forti provides descriptions of historic skills that are little remembered but are easily replicated. The joys of distilling scented water from rose petals, foraging, or constructing a wattle fence are among the activities that he explains.