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This is a guide to planning a kitchen garden and cultivating a wide
range of fruits, vegetables and herbs, from sowing and planting
through to harvesting and storage. It also describes the different
cultivation needs of various crops, including the training and
pruning of fruit trees, and routine husbandry, such as weeding,
feeding, mulching and the prevention and control of pests and
diseases.
A plain-English guide to the world of herb gardening
Starting an herb garden isn't free, but it certainly outweighs
the growing costs of buying retail herbs. Plus, adding homegrown
ingredients to your meals is a healthy and tasty way to improve
upon any dish you whip up at home.
This friendly, hands-on guide is an excellent introduction to
the world of herb gardening. It gives you tips and advice to grow a
thriving herb garden that will add depth and flavor to home-cooked
meals-as well as boost your health.How to choose, plant, and care
for herbsCovers ready-made versus homemade soil mixes, starting
plants from seeds, and other fundamentalsHow to prevent insects,
pests, and diseases from invading your containersOver 30 herb
recipes for everyday uses, including rubs, marinades, beauty
products, and more
Whether you're interested in getting step-by-step instructions
for starting on your first herb garden or already have one and want
to learn new tips and techniques, "Herb Gardening For Dummies," 2nd
Edition has you covered
"Lasagna Gardening With Herbs"
Lasagna gardening is sweeping the nation, as more and more
gardeners discover this simple, sensible method of creating healthy
soil for easy-care gardens. Pat Lanza's organic, commonsense
approach takes the backbreaking labor out of preparing and planting
an aromatic, delicious, and low-maintenance herb garden. Discover
Pat's homegrown methods for using more than 50 favorite herbs in
recipes, making herbal wreaths and delicious herbal teas, and
growing and using edible flowers.
"From the first paragraph of "Lasagna Gardening with Herbs" to the
last, I felt as though I had finally found my soil sister. Pat
Lanza writes and gardens with knowledge, passion, and a pioneer
spirit. Her easy-to-implement tips, combined with her encyclopedic
wisdom about plants and soil, make her book indispensable to both
beginning and advanced gardeners."--Sharon Lovejoy, contributing
editor of "Country Living Gardener," a "New York Times" syndicated
contributor, and author of numerous books, including "Trowel &
Error"
"If Pat Lanza sometimes has dirty fingernails, it's because she's a
writer with the hands-on, dig-in-the-dirt passion of a gardener.
When she writes about gardening methods, you know she's tried them.
And with her discovery of lasagna gardening, she's managed to make
it easier for all of us."--Walter Chandoha, animal and garden
photographer and author and illustrator of more than 25 books,
including "The Literary Gardener"
"Pat Lanza is the only one I know who turns the world upside down
when she gardens. She starts with the basics-- dirt first! Her
philosophy is that if you do it right from the garden up and make
it fun and easy, the garden willdo the rest."--Jim Long, columnist
for" The Herb Companion" and" The Herb Quarterly" magazines and
author of books on herbs and history
"Pat Lanza is a true renaissance woman, always inventing new ways
to tackle old tasks. One day she decided to try her lasagna method
of soil improvement with herbs. Did it work? Of course! Her small
garden produced prodigious harvests of delicious aromatic herbs!
"Carpe diem"!"--Jim W. Wilson, horticulturist and author of
numerous books, including "Jim Wilson's Container Gardening"
"About the Author"
Patricia Lanza is a lifelong gardener, a popular speaker, and the
proprietor of the Potager, a garden gift shop and cafe in
Wurtsboro, New York. Her first book about her time-saving garden
methods," Lasagna Gardening," won the prestigious Quill and Trowel
Award from the Garden Writers Association of America.
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Wild Edens
(Hardcover)
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.
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.
This beginners guide for anyone interested in starting an herb
garden explains in simple terms everything you need to know about
choosing the site, preparing the soil, choosing the plants, caring
for them, dealing with pests and diseases and what to do with the
harvest at the end of the summer. Included are easy-to-follow
garden plans, lots of helpful tips, expert advice and useful
figures.
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.
Michael Moore, renowned herbalist, teacher, and author of several
medicinal plant books, presents a one-of-a-kind guide to over 300
species of plants geographically ranging from Baja California to
Alaska. This uniquely attractive book educates the reader to both
native and introduced species within this region. With over eighty
line drawings, forty-four colour photographs, maps, and a glossary,
this book contains clear and reliable information on:
Identification and safe use of the plants; Appearance, habitats,
collecting methods, and storage; Therapeutic uses, constituents,
and preparations; Potential toxicities and medical
contraindications; Tea-making, tincturing, and salve making.'
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