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Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Herbs
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.
Imagine a garden that is as beautiful as it is productive, that
gives you fresh, wholesome, chemical-free food with flavours that
go way beyond anything the shops can offer. In Eat What You Grow,
Alys shows you how to create a rich, biodiverse garden that feeds
not only you, but supports a wide range of pollinators, bees and
butterflies, as well as other wildlife. From perennial vegetables
that come back year after year, to easy-to-grow delights, she has
selected plants that hold their own in both the garden and on the
plate. And tells you how to raise these plants, guiding you through
the process of feeding your soil, saving seed and taking cuttings
to increase your supplies. She also teaches you simple and
effective design tools that will ensure your garden looks striking
and wild, brings joy to your world and feeds you day after day.
A fascinating and practical guide to herbs and their uses Includes
delicious recipes and advice on making herbal medicines and
cosmetics Packed with practical information on growing your own
herbs, plus storing and preserving Herbs have been used for
centuries and have myriad uses - this fascinating guide is a
wonderful insight into the herbs that can be found growing
throughout the British countryside. Information on each plant
includes a general description for easy recognition, alongside the
culinary, nutritional, cosmetic and medicinal properties of the
plant. Delicious recipes are given throughout, while myths, legends
and historical tales demonstrate how these versatile plants have
been used throughout the ages to treat a range of ailments and
flavour a wide variety of dishes. The book is packed with practical
advice on how to pick and grow your own herbs, alongside
information on propagation, cultivation and warding off pests and
diseases from your herb garden.
Roses represent love and beauty. Their colours and fragrance create
the standard by which many other flowers are measured. Cultivated
around the world for perfume, roses have a sweet and unforgettable
scent. However, many would-be rose gardeners believe that roses
require constant care and lavish doses of sprays and chemicals.
Roses do require attention, but their glorious flowers make all
your efforts worthwhile, and the roses in this book were chosen
because they are tried-and-true, proven performers. Of the many
types of plants that grow in our gardens, herbs and edible flowers
hold a very special place. People use herbs and edible flowers to
heal their bodies, calm their minds, add fragrance to their homes,
and flavour and preserve their foods - herbs improve the quality of
our lives. This colourful, photo-filled book takes the guesswork
out of gardening with the easiest-to-grow and best-performing
roses, herbs, and edible flowers. No trial and error - get it right
the first time!
Put the fun into gardening with this great family guide to growing
plants indoors and out, all year round. How do plants work? How can
I grow tomatoes? How can I encourage garden wildlife? RHS Get
Growing will answer all these questions in a fun and accessible
guide. Perfect for parents and children who enjoy engaging with the
outdoors and want to do more activities together, or for beginner
gardeners just starting out, this book explains how plants work,
describes the building blocks of gardening, and shows how to grow
everything from cacti to cucumbers. With great facts and practical
projects, giving the reader a lot of information, it's an ideal,
hands-on introduction for complete beginners, and designed to
inspire a life-long love of gardening. In this book, you will learn
to: Learn about the plants and animals that make up the ecosystem
of any garden Plant seeds together with your children and watch as
they grow Carry out experiments - from making a wormery to mapping
rain shadows Make delicious recipes from your home-grown produce
The projects and experiments are bite-sized and self-contained,
ideal for weekends, holidays and even home-schooling. This book is
ideal for parents and teachers who want to get kids connected with
nature, experiencing the world and relating to the food that they
eat. All the guidance is backed by scientific and educational
research, drawn together by the team of RHS experts. Get your
children growing shoots and seeds, whatever their ages, and watch
them fall in love with the natural world with RHS Get Growing, the
complete family gardening guide.
This title is suitable for gardeners of all skill levels. From
planning and planting to harvesting, this is the most comprehensive
and authoritative guide to growing your own vegetables and herbs.
That's good news for gardeners everywhere, as the 'eat local'
movement continues to gain momentum. What to grow? Where to plant
it? How to get the most from your garden? It's all in here.
First-rate gardening pros share their expertise on designing a
garden of any size, as well as fundamentals about soil, irrigation,
pest control, crop rotation and more. With detailed advice on
growing 85 crops, plus sidebars on how to make a garden as
attractive as it is productive, readers will delight in finding all
the information they'll ever need on vegetable gardening in one
place.
Encuentre una fuente magica en su jardin. Este es un libro sobre
magia tan antigua como el conocimiento sobre las plantas. Aprenda a
preparar amuletos y encantamientos, bolsas con hierbas magicas,
inciensos y aceites aromaticos, infusiones y unguentos. Las hierbas
son faciles de conseguir en las tiendas, el campo o en su propio
jardin. Sus aplicaciones son infinitas: para ayudar a la vision
psiquica, obtener proteccion, despertar la pasion y para mantener
la salud y la felicidad. Puntos de venta -Contiene informacion
sobre 118 hierbas principales, reglas astrologicas y planetarias,
nivel de vibracion, nombre comun y cientifico, polvos magicos y
usos especiales -Escrito por el autor de La casa magica;
Enciclopedia de cristales, gemas y metales magicos; Enciclopedia de
las hierbas magicas; Inciensos, aceites e infusiones; Poderes
terrenales; Que es la wicca?; Suenos divinos; y La verdad sobre la
brujeria. - Find potent magic in your own backyard. This is a book
about magic as old as our knowledge of plants, an art anyone can
practice and enjoy. It is the magic of amulets and charms; sachets
and herbal pillows; incenses; and scented oils, infusions, and
anointments. The herbs are easy to find in stores, the wild, or in
your own garden. Their uses are endless: as aids to psychic vision,
for protection, and for arousing passion and maintaining health and
happiness. Selling Features -Contains an encyclopedia of 118 major
herbs, with astrological and planetary rulership, vibrational
level, folk and technical names, magical powers, and special
uses-Written by the author of La casa magica; Enciclopedia de
cristales, gemas y metales magicos; Enciclopedia de las hierbas
magicas; Inciensos, aceites e infusiones; Poderes terrenales; Que
es la wicca?; Suenos divinos; and La verdad sobre la brujeria
With Edible Herb Garden, you can reap the joys and benefits of
growing herbs at home! Edible Herb Garden is an all-inclusive guide
to herb gardening, with several delicious herb recipes included. It
features information on growing an incredible selection of fragrant
and savory herbs. Then, it provides recipes to prepare your bounty
in meals as well as herb blends, herbed oils and vinegars, and even
herb-flavored vodka! This information-rich book touches on herb
garden design, herb gardening in containers, pest and disease
control, and harvesting your herbs. It also includes an
encyclopedia of culinary herb varieties. Take your culinary
creations to the next level with this beautiful herb gardening book
and discover the rich flavors that await when you take herbs to
their fullest potential as an ingredient.
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.
Food plants have their own ornamental value, adding harmony to
existing landscapes without creating a separate vegetable garden.
They also provide a fresh, healthy alternative to the tasteless and
woody fruits and vegetables bred for long-distance transportation
and shipped to our grocery stores from all over the world. In this
book, we show how, with just a little effort, you can augment your
landscape with edibles of every description in an environmentally
sustainable manner: * Veggie favorites: tomatoes, lettuce, carrots,
beans and onions * Berries: blueberries, raspberries, blackberries
and strawberries * The superhealthy: flax, broccoli, kale and
garlic * The oddly beautiful: Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, asparagus
and artichokes * The ancient and exotic: quinoa, amaranth and
fennel * Plus starting, maintaining and harvesting an edible
garden, propagation and winter care, and solutions to common garden
problems.
Nothing tastes better than herbs harvested fresh from the garden.
In Grow Your Own Herbs, garden experts Susan Belsinger and Arthur
O. Tucker share everything a new gardener or home cook needs to
know to grow the forty most important culinary herbs. Grow Your Own
Herbs starts with basic gardening information with details on soil,
watering, and potting. Profiles of 40 herbs - including popular
varieties like basil, bay laurel, lemon verbena, tarragon, savory,
thyme, and more - feature tasting notes, cultivation information,
and harvesting tips. Additional information includes instructions
for preserving and storing, along with techniques for making
delicious pastes, syrups, vinegar, and butters. Grow Your Own Herbs
is perfect for those new to gardening, gardeners with limited
space, and anyone looking to add fresh herbs to their daily meals.
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Wild Edens
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Chris Gardner, Toby Musgrave
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The Times Best Gardening Books of 2022 Ornamental plants are the
cornerstone of our gardens and we are spoiled for choice with
literally tens of thousands of hardy beauties from which to select.
But we take them absolutely for granted, not for a moment realising
that every plant has a fascinating tale to tell. Wild Edens sets
the record straight. With global coverage, each of the nine richly
illustrated chapters explores a plant biodiversity hotspot. The
reader is transported on a visually stunning and fascinating voyage
of discovery which reveals our garden favourites - as well as some
species that should be more widely cultivated - in their natural
habitats, from daffodils from Andalusia and tulips from the Tien
Shan, to monkey puzzles from Chile and rhododendrons from the
Himalayas, lilies from Japan and proteas from South Africa. Because
the authors have been to the hotspots, each chapter opens with
their personal reflections on the landscape and spirit of place,
and closes with their selection of prime locations. In between, the
informative yet approachable text tells of the plants' 'forgotten
stories'. Of the landscapes which are their home, the adventures of
how and when they were discovered and by whom, the reasons why they
were collected, their impact on garden fashions and trends, etc.
Wild Edens brings another dimension of interest and understanding
to plants and gardens, as well as being a premium armchair
traveller's guide to the natural world of garden plants.
The content of this book originally appeared in The New Kitchen
Garden, published in 2015. 'An endless selection of delicious
produce you can plant, grow and then cook with.' Raymond Blanc OBE
Now you can create your own delicious edible garden at home! More
and more people are being inspired to grow a little of what they
eat at home. But while starting your own kitchen garden may seem
like a daunting task at first, Grow & Cook makes it easy.
Award-winning author and gardener, Mark Diacono, has distilled
years of knowledge into this pocket-sized book. Whether you are new
to gardening and only have a small window box or you are much more
experienced with the space to experiment, this user-friendly
handbook will inspire and help you. Mark is here to show you that
there are plenty of options for everyone and lots of exciting new
varieties to discover. Each variety in the book includes a wealth
of information on when to sow, growing tips, potential problems,
harvesting and plenty more. There are hundreds of varieties to pick
from that can be grown and then used in your kitchen. Mark
separates the growing guides into three groups: * Vegetables *
Fruit & Nuts * Herbs & Spices Whatever you choose to grow
should suit your lifestyle. You might prefer something tough and
sturdy that doesn't need too much love or time commitment, or you
might get pleasure from the steady graft of looking after your veg
patch. Whichever your circumstances, your kitchen garden should
bring you joy both in the growing process and then in the kitchen.
Grow & Cook is the essential pocket guide for modern gardeners.
Includes: *herb garden design and basic planting info *detailed
sectin on what to do with the herbs, including storing *basic
recipes *recommended species, cultivars and varieties that grow
best in your region *full color primary and garden phontos
throughout *herb plant selection *covers MN/WI/IL/IN/MI/OH
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