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George Brookbank (–2018)

Autor(a) de Desert Gardening

4 Works 123 Membros 2 Reviews

About the Author

Image credit: George Brookbank enjoyed attending meetings with members of Community Gardens of Tucson where he would answer questions with a smile.

Obras de George Brookbank

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de falecimento
2018-03-01
Sexo
male
Local de nascimento
England, UK
Locais de residência
Africa
California, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Pequena biografia
[from obituary on Arizona Public Media website]
George Brookbank, a well-known figure in the world of backyard gardens in Arizona, passed away on March 1. Brookbank was born in England and worked in Africa before moving to California with his American wife.

He earned a degree in horticulture and was hired by the University of Arizona's Cooperative Extension in the 1970s, where he encouraged many people to take up gardening, including Tucson resident and friend Darlene Schacht. "I always felt that he planted seeds of kindness as much as vegetable seeds and flowers seeds," she said about her longtime friend.

For many years, Brookbank wrote books and newspaper articles about planting in the Sonoran desert, and he also answered calls on the radio or recorded television segments that aired on KUAT, now known as Arizona Public Media.

Brookbank came up with a plan to teach gardening with hands-on activities, and the first garden for different residents opened in 1990 near the corner of 1st and Avenue and Limberlost where an LA Fitness now stands. These efforts led to the establishment of Community Gardens of Tucson in the 1990s, and the popular horticulturist continued to volunteer after his retirement.

Membros

Resenhas

Nice reference book and interesting. Dry to read though and difficult to navigate because of the layout. Could do with an update.
 
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abeckert23 | 1 outra resenha | Jan 13, 2016 |
I bought this book when I moved out to Nevada. At that time there weren't a lot of desert gardening books around and I found this one very useful, though it dealt with gardening in Arizona, which has a slightly different climate. It's also an intelligent book with a sense of humor which I enjoyed reading. It gives a lot of dos and don'ts, particularly with regard to general plant care, what to do what time of year, etc. It won't be much help with plant selection -- for that you need something specific to your local area. If you are new to desert gardening, this is a good book to have.… (mais)
 
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Lcanon | 1 outra resenha | Mar 5, 2011 |

Estatísticas

Obras
4
Membros
123
Popularidade
#162,201
Avaliação
3.0
Resenhas
2
ISBNs
7
Idiomas
1

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