Which vegetables and herbs do we need in view of the increasingly unpredictable climate – with heavy rain and long periods of drought? Which new varieties and plants thrive in organic gardens and on sustainable city balconies – even without chemicals? Which classics still stand the test of time? Which varieties are the tastiest, richest in vitamins and easy to care for? And how are new plants bred in the first place?
Sample double-page spread from the book “Der essbare Garten” by Sabine Reber and Markus Kobelt; photo: © LandLiebe-Verlag, Schweiz
In their book «Der essbare Garten – Robuste Gemüse und Kräuter für Beet und Topf”, gardening expert Sabine Reber and plant breeder Markus Kobelt provide an insight into the exciting world of new garden plants and show how to garden successfully and harvest healthy produce. The result is a kind of standard work for the gardens, terraces and balconies of the future.
Sample double-page spread from the book “Der essbare Garten” by Sabine Reber and Markus Kobelt; photo: © LandLiebe-Verlag, Schweiz
Published by the Swiss LandLiebe-Verlag, this lovingly designed, humorously written volume, richly illustrated with beautiful garden photos by Stöh Grünig, is a kind of cross between breeding and gardening know-how. On over 200 pages, it provides interesting insights into breeding and the garden of the future and useful information on the best resistant plants in times of climate change.
You can order the book in German language only online here for CHF 39.00 directly from the publisher.
About the authors
Sabine Reber, author, editor and gardening columnist, has already published over 20 books and won various prizes. She has been writing a popular column on botanical topics for LandLiebe since the very first issue. In addition to her work as a freelance author and owner of sabinesgarten GmbH, she works as editor-in-chief at Drogistenstern, where she particularly enjoys writing about medicinal herbs. She also occasionally leads gardening trips, gives lectures and runs courses on plant and gardening topics.
Markus Kobelt is the owner and founder of the Lubera tree nursery. He runs two nurseries, one in Switzerland and one in Germany, which together produce more than one million mainly edible plants. The information and shopping platform lubera.com is one of the market leaders in the plant market. Over the past 30 years, Markus Kobelt and his team have bred over 130 new edible plant varieties.
