The Edible Backyard

Permaculture expert Kath Irvine's new book The Edible Backyard is a step-by-step guide to growing great produce at home.

Kath, author of Pruning Fruit Trees: A Beginner's Guide, shares her wealth of knowledge on creating and maintaining an edible garden. Her hands-on advice covers garden design, tools and equipment, seasonal planting, soil fertility, the basics on seed-saving, managing pests and diseases, and how to incorporate organic and permaculture gardening methods into a garden.

Kath was a key contributor to NZ Life & Leisure's special edition: In Your Backyard Urban Harvest.