About the Book From a front-yard farm to a chile lovers plot, growers of every stripe will find inventive designs for growing food in any space. Book Synopsis Follow your zany muse and get creative with your vegetable garden. Niki Jabbour brings you 73 novel and inspiring food garden designs that include a cocktail garden featuring all the ingredients for your favorite drinks, a spicy retreat comprising 24 varieties of chile peppers, and a garden thats devoted to supplying year-round salad greens. Created by celebrated gardeners, each unique design is accompanied by both plant lists and charming anecdotes. This fully illustrated collection glitters with off-beat personality and quirkiness. From the Back Cover Niki Jabbour set out to discover how and why popular gardeners are growing vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, grains, and herbs. The enthusiastic answers and innovative garden plans she received are as rich and varied as the plants being grown. Here are 73 garden designs from horticulturists, community gardeners, bloggers and print writers, television and radio hosts, and other professional gardeners. Contributions include design illustrations, plant lists, and stories explaining the personal quirks and motivations behind the garden. Theres a plan to satisfy every craving. About the Author Niki Jabbour is the award-winning author of Growing Under Cover , Niki Jabbours Veggie Garden Remix , The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener , and Groundbreaking Food Gardens . Her work is found in Fine Gardening , Garden Making , Birds & Blooms , Horticulture , and other publications, and she speaks widely on food gardening at events and shows across North America. She has been a radio host since 2006. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and can be found online at SavvyGardening.com.