The Pleasure of Herbs: A Month-by-Month Guide to Growing, Using, and Enjoying He

by Phyllis V. Shaudys | Home & Garden | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0882664239 Global Overview for this book
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Journal Entry 1 by efs300 from -- By post or by hand --, South Carolina USA on Monday, July 17, 2006
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Whether it's creating an herbal wreath for Christmas, a circular herb garden in April, a bridal bouquet in June, or a savory harvest feast, this lively book is brimming with dozens of exciting things to do with herbs every month. You'll learn to plant an indoor herb garden, make herb breads and jellies, grow and use everlastings, create pomanders and herbal pet aids, and much more.

Each chaper presents a potpourri of projects appropriate to a different month. In February, for example, you plan your spring gardens -- a perennial fragrance bed, an all-purple garden, and all-thyme garden, a knot garden. Meanwhile you luxuriate in a lavender bath and sip a hot tisane (herbal tea) -- or perhaps concoct an herbal valentine. November, on the other hand, features recipes for poultry stuffings, directions for making gift baskets, potpourris, and Thanksgiving condiments, and instructions on bedding down the garden for the winter.

An extensive "Gourmet Gardening" section begins each chapter, with advice on seed-starting, soil preparation, companion planting, organic pest control, harvesting, and garden wrap-up.

The book also includes:
* A culinary "herb-of-the-month"
* A chart of botanical names and families
* Harvesting and preserving tips
* Shaudys's previous work, Growing Fragrant Herbs for Profit, with advice on how to package, display, price, and promote herbs
* A brief encyclopedia of herbs
* A list of herb suppliers
* A bibliography
* A chart of herb uses

Journal Entry 2 by efs300 from -- By post or by hand --, South Carolina USA on Monday, October 2, 2006
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Journal Entry 3 by VVilliam from Alexandria, Virginia USA on Friday, October 20, 2006
Got this book in the mail today. It looks like a fun book, although more geared towards growing herbs for profit rather than as a casual hobby. I'll write a review after I've tried some of the recipes and growing techniques.

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