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The Herb Almanac - A seasonal guide to medicinal plants (Hardcover): Chelsea Physic Garden The Herb Almanac - A seasonal guide to medicinal plants (Hardcover)
Chelsea Physic Garden
R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A beautiful and accessible seasonal guide to herbalism from the historic botanic garden. Discover the best times of the year for growing specific healing herbs and also when and how to forage for wild medicine, such as water mint, St John's Wort, hawthorn berries and rosehips. Recipes are included for how to use these herbs, along with folklore stories from herb wives and hedge witches, the meanings behind their names and the history of how these natural medicines were discovered. There are plenty of tips for how to create your own medicinal herb garden, even with just a few pots, along with a biodynamic guide for sowing, planting and harvesting. Including detailed hand-drawn line illustrations to help deepen your understanding, The Herb Almanac is the perfect gift for any nature lover. CONTENTS INCLUDES: Introduction Including using herbs as seasonally appropriate remedies and tonics, an overview of herbs in folklore, wild medicine, magic, superstition, ritual, tradition and literature and herbs in religion and floriography (the language of flowers) Gathering and Using Herbs Including safe, legal and successful foraging, a brief introduction to growing your own herbs and preparing, drying and preserving herbs Witches' Brews: Poisonous Plants Including an overview of herbs with interesting stories that cannot be easily used, e.g. wormwood, hemlock and mandrake Herb Encyclopedia Including detailed information on over 50 different herbs

Vegetables and Herbs for the Greenhouse and Polytunnel (Paperback, Digital original): Klaus Laitenberger Vegetables and Herbs for the Greenhouse and Polytunnel (Paperback, Digital original)
Klaus Laitenberger 1
R276 R138 Discovery Miles 1 380 Save R138 (50%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With our unpredictable weather, there's never been a better time to cultivate vegetables under shelter. An experienced grower, Klaus Laitenberger shows how to use the heat and shelter of a greenhouse or polytunnel to maximise crop production and supply tasty, healthy food throughout the year. He gives full details of sowing, planting, spacing and harvesting for all our best-loved herbs and vegetables, as well as introducing exotic newcomers such as pepino and yacon.

Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback, New): Rosemary Gladstar Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback, New)
Rosemary Gladstar
R355 R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Save R51 (14%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Just as people are increasingly thinking about where their food comes from - and looking for greater control over their food sources - they are also seeking to take greater control of their health care. With health care costs soaring and the frightening list of side effects from pharmaceutical drugs continuing to build, many are looking to herbal medicine for a gentler, less expensive approach to treating everyday ailments. This title covers 33 common plants that can be grown nearly anywhere and used in a variety of ways, including familiar plants such as garlic, echinacea, burdock, nettles, and chamomile. It includes step-by-step instructions for drying and preserving herbs and for making the most common herbal preparations, including salves, syrups, tinctures, pills, and capsules. It features 20 basic recipes, including some "food as medicine" recipes for healing pestos, vinegars, and soups.

Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World (Hardcover, Illustrated edition): Ben-Erik Van Wyk Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World (Hardcover, Illustrated edition)
Ben-Erik Van Wyk
R1,601 Discovery Miles 16 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World, Ben-Erik van Wyk offers the first fully illustrated, scientific guide to nearly all commercial herbs and spices in existence. The book covers more than 150 species, from black pepper and blackcurrant to white mustard and white ginger, detailing the propagation, cultivation, and culinary uses of each. Introductory chapters capture the essence of culinary traditions, traditional herb and spice mixtures, preservation, presentation, and the chemistry of flavours, and individual entries include the chemical compounds and structures responsible for each spice or herb's characteristic flavour. Finally, the book offers a global view of the most famous use or signature dish for each herb or spice, satisfying the gourmand's curiosity for more information about new dishes from little-known culinary traditions. People all over the world are becoming more sophisticated and demanding about what they eat and how it is prepared. Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World will appeal to those inquisitive foodies in addition to gardeners and botanists.

The Lavender Book (Paperback, 1st Edtion, 1st impression): M. Roberts The Lavender Book (Paperback, 1st Edtion, 1st impression)
M. Roberts
R250 R225 Discovery Miles 2 250 Save R25 (10%) Ships in 7 - 10 working days

The lavender book is a guide to the lavender types and varieties suitable to local conditions and is intended to get you outdoors and growing your own lavender without further ado. This title offers instruction on propagating, planting, nurturing and harvesting lavender. Also included in this collection of lavender wisdom is a treasure trove of original recipes and craft ideas. Recipes follow in a format and are interwoven with useful hints and tips. The use of lavender medicinally, in aromatherapy and as an insect repellant will appeal to the growing body of concerned people who aspire to a more natural organic way of life.

Year-Round Edible Gardening - Growing Vegetables and Herbs, Inside or Outside, in Every Season (Paperback): Lena Israelsson Year-Round Edible Gardening - Growing Vegetables and Herbs, Inside or Outside, in Every Season (Paperback)
Lena Israelsson
R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Want to get home-grown spices in the middle of winter? Eat fresh vegetables in the spring? Sow in the summer to harvest in the fall? Lena Israelsson's book, Year-Round Edible Gardening, is a practical guide for those who want to extend their growing season. And double, perhaps triple, their harvest. Growing year-round is possible, and this book can teach you the best methods to do it the right way. Year-Round Edible Gardening includes inspiring and expert tips on which vegetables, herbs, and spices suit the different seasons. Certain plants can even be harvested in the middle of winter if handled correctly. Others, like microgreens, herbs, and hydroculture, can create the perfect indoor gardens. This book will teach readers to know the difference between cold and hot weather plants, which growing methods are best suited for different plants, and when to plant and harvest. They'll learn about sowing; coverage with plastic, glass, or fiber weaves; and fertilization-creating a fruitful and fertile soil is the linchpin of all cultivation and one of the book's most important parts.

The Healing Garden - Herbs For Health and Wellness (Paperback): Deb Soule The Healing Garden - Herbs For Health and Wellness (Paperback)
Deb Soule; Photographs by Molly Haley
R595 R476 Discovery Miles 4 760 Save R119 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

In The Healing Garden, Deb Soule, founder of Avena Botanicals, offers an inspiring guide to herb gardening and crafting herbal remedies that promote wellness of spirit and body. Soule combines her passion for plants, gardens, and healing with her extensive experience working with medicinal herbs, flowers, roots, and berries.

Her practical advice addresses each aspect of fostering a garden filled with helpful, healing plants: biodynamic gardening practices; gathering plants and setting up a drying room; creating herbal teas, decoctions, tinctures, syrups, tonics, vinegars, essences, and more. A chapter outlining eighteen medicinal herbs provides detailed information on their cultivation and healing properties. Molly Haley's colorful photography showcases Avena Botanicals' lush herb gardens in all seasons.

The Healing Garden is grounded in respect for the interconnectedness of all living beings and is an eloquent plea for spiritual awareness and the wholeness of individuals, communities, and our planet.

Hypericum - The genus Hypericum (Hardcover): Edzard Ernst Hypericum - The genus Hypericum (Hardcover)
Edzard Ernst
R1,685 Discovery Miles 16 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days


Contents:
1. Hypericum Botany 2. Colletotrichum Gloeosporiodes as the Cause of St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) Dieback in Switzerland and Breeding for a Tolerant Variety 3. A Virus Causing Yellow Veins and Necrotic Leaf Spot of St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) 4. Manufacturing Standardisation and Characterisation of St John's Wort Herb Extracts 5. Culture and Biotechnology of Hypericum 6. Chemical Constituents of Hypericum ssp. 7. Determination of Hybericins and Hyperforin in Herbal Medicinal Products 8. Secondary Metabolites Content of Hypericum sp. in Different Stages and Plant Parts 9. Herbal Medicinal Products of St John's Wort: Manufacturing and Quality Control 10. The Potential of in vitro Cultures of Hypericum perforatum and of Hypericum androsaemum to Produce Interesting Pharmaceutical Compounds 11. The Clinical Pharmacology of Hypericum perforatum 12. Hypericin as a Potential Antitumor Agent 13. Neuropsychopharmacological Studies on Indian Hypericum perforatum Linn 14. The Efficacy and Safety of Hypericum in the Treatment of Depression

The Home Gardener: Herb Gardens (Paperback): David Squire The Home Gardener: Herb Gardens (Paperback)
David Squire
R150 R117 Discovery Miles 1 170 Save R33 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Culinary herbs are some of the oldest cultivated plants and continue to be widely used throughout the world to flavour and enhance dishes. They are also utilized in medicines and cosmetics, and play a role in many traditional rituals and customs. Herbs can be grown in beds, borders and containers, indoors or out, in small or large spaces. Whether you want a dedicated kitchen bed or just some herb bushes between the flowers and shrubs, this book will provide you with all the tools you need to create a fragrant and healthy herb garden.

Culpeper's Complete Herbal (Paperback): Nicholas Culpeper Culpeper's Complete Herbal (Paperback)
Nicholas Culpeper; As told to Jj Pursell
R689 R566 Discovery Miles 5 660 Save R123 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Grow Your Own Medicine - Handbook for the Self-Sufficient Herbalist (Hardcover): Ava Green, Kate Bensinger Grow Your Own Medicine - Handbook for the Self-Sufficient Herbalist (Hardcover)
Ava Green, Kate Bensinger
R908 Discovery Miles 9 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Backyard Pharmacy - Plants as Medicine - Plant, Grow, Harvest, and Heal (Hardcover): Elizabeth Millard Backyard Pharmacy - Plants as Medicine - Plant, Grow, Harvest, and Heal (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Millard
R611 R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Save R95 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Grow Herbs - Essential Know-how and Expert Advice for Gardening Success (Paperback): Stephanie Mahon Grow Herbs - Essential Know-how and Expert Advice for Gardening Success (Paperback)
Stephanie Mahon
R240 R192 Discovery Miles 1 920 Save R48 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The UK's leading gardening publisher brings you a horticultural handbook to fulfil your every need and seed! Get your gardening gloves on and join the green-fingered journey to growing herbs successfully at home. A must-have volume for first-time gardeners, Grow Herbs has tonnes of tips and tricks to sow, grow, plant and propagate a diverse range of herbs, from parsley to peppermint, bay leaves to basil, this grower's guide truly has it all! With passion in every page, you can enjoy: -A jargon-free practical guide to harvesting home-grown herbs -Easy to follow step-by-step instructions of fundamental gardening techniques -Exploration of popular herbs as well as lesser-known options A recent study suggests 38% of British adults use their gardens to grow herbs and vegetables. But with the ever-growing pressure of balancing family life with a career, a lot of today's green-fingered gardeners simply lack time for growing herbs. We believe it's time to change that! Whatever your horticultural hopes may be, award-winning author Stephanie Mahon brings you a herb-growing guide that is sure to shape first-time gardeners like never before, full of top tips to help your garden thrive! An ideal gift for first-time gardeners, budding botanists or the green-fingered lover in your life, make sure to get those gardening gloves on, and join the journey today! At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. If you like Grow Herbs, why not try the other titles in our Grow series? Learn how to brighten your garden all year round with Grow Bulbs, enjoy a no-fuss guide to container gardening with Grow Containers or minimise garden waste with Grow Eco-Gardening. Ready, set, let's grow!

Grow Your Own Health Garden (Paperback): Nat Hawes Grow Your Own Health Garden (Paperback)
Nat Hawes
R149 R121 Discovery Miles 1 210 Save R28 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The best way to ensure you and your family consume only organic, untainted and nutrient-rich foods is to grow your own herbs, fruits and vegetables. This can be done in the smallest of plots or even on a balcony, roof garden or windowsill, with a raised box or pots and other types of planters. In Grow Your Own Health Garden, Nat Hawes tells you how to work with nature to produce a rich crop of healthy and delicious food, and which foods are best to grow nutritionally and as remedies for common ailments. This includes an A to Z of healing vegetables together with natural pest control, feeding the health garden naturally and a guide to plants that are poisonous to children and animals.

The Salad Book (Paperback, New ed): Clare Connery The Salad Book (Paperback, New ed)
Clare Connery; Photographs by Christopher Hill
R92 R69 Discovery Miles 690 Save R23 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Survival 101 Raised Bed Gardening and Food Storage - The Complete Survival Guide to Growing Your Food, Food Storage, and Food... Survival 101 Raised Bed Gardening and Food Storage - The Complete Survival Guide to Growing Your Food, Food Storage, and Food Preservation in 2021 (2 Books IN 1) (Paperback)
Rory Anderson
R636 R542 Discovery Miles 5 420 Save R94 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gardening for Everyone - Growing Vegetables, Herbs, and More at Home (Hardcover): Julia Watkins Gardening for Everyone - Growing Vegetables, Herbs, and More at Home (Hardcover)
Julia Watkins
R831 R717 Discovery Miles 7 170 Save R114 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Practical Guide to Garden Herbs (Paperback): Jessica Houdret Practical Guide to Garden Herbs (Paperback)
Jessica Houdret
R282 R223 Discovery Miles 2 230 Save R59 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This title shows you how to identify, choose and grow herbs with an A-Z directory and more than 730 photographs. It is a comprehensive gardener's guide to growing herbs successfully, including a photographic A-Z directory of over 250 herbs for easy plant identification. It contains full descriptions and information on each herb's history, habitat and cultivation, as well as medicinal and culinary properties.

Louisiana Herb Journal - Healing on Home Ground (Paperback): Corinne Martin Louisiana Herb Journal - Healing on Home Ground (Paperback)
Corinne Martin
R894 R728 Discovery Miles 7 280 Save R166 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In a world of constant change and crisis, the relationship between humans and their environment has never been more vital. Louisiana Herb Journal invites readers into the world of medicinal herbs, introducing fifty herbs found in Louisiana, with details on identification, habitat, distribution, healing properties, and traditional uses, including instruction on traditional preparation methods such as tinctures and teas. Interspersed with these practical details, herbalist Corinne Martin shares stories that foster a true connection between readers and the world around them, from tales of childhood cherry picking to harvest mishaps to folklife traditions passed down through the generations. Accessible to experienced and rookie herbalists alike, Louisiana Herb Journal offers a new way of looking at the natural world, getting to know one's "home ground" through a lens of healing and participation. Family connections, an intimate knowledge of the surrounding lands and waters, strong community bonds, an irrepressible resilience, and a great capacity for celebrating life despite hardships are part and parcel of what it means to be from Louisiana. A celebration of the state and the cultures of those who live there, Louisiana Herb Journal reflects on the value of medicinal herbs in promoting personal healing and addressing current challenges to the state's environmental and economic stability. Readers will gain a deeper recognition of the natural wealth Louisiana enjoys and the ways that our stewardship of wild plants can impact our personal health as well as the state's ecological future.

Herb Gardening from the Ground Up - Everything You Need to Know about Growing Your Favorite Herbs (Paperback): Sal Gilbertie,... Herb Gardening from the Ground Up - Everything You Need to Know about Growing Your Favorite Herbs (Paperback)
Sal Gilbertie, Larry Sheehan; Illustrated by Lauren Jarrett
R498 R409 Discovery Miles 4 090 Save R89 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Kitchen Garden Book - The Complete Practical Guide to Kitchen Gardening, from Planning and Planting to Harvesting and... The Kitchen Garden Book - The Complete Practical Guide to Kitchen Gardening, from Planning and Planting to Harvesting and Storing (Hardcover)
Richard Bird
R298 R240 Discovery Miles 2 400 Save R58 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides all the skills and techniques you need to grow your own crops. There is advice on designing your garden, selecting the right tools, understanding your soil, crop rotation, propagating, pruning, harvesting and storage. A section on common problems explains how to deal with bad weather, pests and diseases. A plant directory covers a wide range of vegetables, herbs and fruit, with information on cultivation, harvesting, sowing, planting and harvesting times, crop varieties, and photographs of growing and mature plants. With its beautiful images and clear practical advice, this is the perfect reference guide for every kitchen gardener

Kitchen Garden Book (Paperback): Bird Richard Kitchen Garden Book (Paperback)
Bird Richard
R311 R244 Discovery Miles 2 440 Save R67 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the complete practical guide to kitchen gardening, from planning and planting to harvesting and storing. It shows you how to design the kitchen garden that's right for you, with original plans for a range of gardens of all shapes and sizes, including a large-scale vegetable plot, a potager, and a courtyard kitchen garden. It covers all the main vegetables, fruit and herbs, with detailed advice on the best varieties to choose.

Hypericum - The genus Hypericum (Paperback): Edzard Ernst Hypericum - The genus Hypericum (Paperback)
Edzard Ernst
R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) is one of the best-selling herbal medicines in the world. For that reason, research into all aspects of St. John's wort continues to intensify. Hypericum: The Genus Hypericum summarizes the current knowledge on a wide range of issues, such as botany, plant infections, cultivation, manufacturing, standardization, quality control, biochemistry, pharmacology and clinical application. This landmark book tackles issues not previously addressed, such as selection of the pharmacologically active compounds, application for severe depression, mechanisms of action, long-term effects and risks, marketing issues (dietary supplements or drugs), and comparison to synthetic drugs for the same indications. Containing many updated references, Hypericum will be of immense value to those involved in industry and academia alike, including researchers, producers, processors, importers and end users.

The Organic Herb Gardener (Paperback): Graham Clarke The Organic Herb Gardener (Paperback)
Graham Clarke
R479 R144 Discovery Miles 1 440 Save R335 (70%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Discover the wonderful diversity of herbs in this comprehensive guide for the organic grower. The amazing range of colours, size, textures and perfumes make growing herbs an infinitely rewarding experience. Perfect for the organic gardener, herbs attract beneficial insects and wildlife and are often tough and resilient to pests and disease. Practical advice on planning an herb garden, propagating, planting, harvesting, drying and storing is included along with a handy calendar of jobs. The A-Z directory of herbs will inspire planting ideas and give background information of known culinary, medicinal and cosmetic uses for each herb.

The Big Book of Backyard Medicine - The Ultimate Guide to Home-Grown Herbal Remedies (Paperback): Julie Bruton-Seal, Matthew... The Big Book of Backyard Medicine - The Ultimate Guide to Home-Grown Herbal Remedies (Paperback)
Julie Bruton-Seal, Matthew Seal
R681 R607 Discovery Miles 6 070 Save R74 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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