- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; illustrated edition edition (26 Jan 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0764552007
- ISBN-13: 978-0764552007
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.3 x 2 cm
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If you like to garden and haven’t yet explored the wonderful world of herbs, you don’t know what you’re missing. For starters, herbs are both beautiful and practical. There’s no prettier blue flower than borage’s—celebrated since the fourteenth century as a mood elevator and “emboldener of the heart”—and no more fascinating foliage than santolina’s, which is good for treating bites, skin problems, worms, and discouraging moths. As for freshness and variety, nothing on a supermarket spice shelf can compare to the savory delights you’ll find in your own herb garden. And as an added bonus, as an herb gardener, you are the inheritor of a rich body of fascinating, often wacky folklore going back thousands of years—for instance, did you know that parsley grows better for a wicked gardener than for a virtuous one?
Your guide to creating a garden that smells and tastes as good as it looks, Herb Gardening For Dummies fills you in on everything you need to know to:
- Understand the different types of herbs
- Landscape with herbs
- Cultivate herbs indoors and in containers
- Harvest and preserve your herbs
- Use herbs for cooking, potpourris, health, or teas
Written by award–winning garden writer Kathleen Fisher with the support and participation of the experts at The National Gardening Association, Herb Gardening For Dummies:
- Tells the story of herbs, including where they grow, how they were used in the past, and how they’re used today
- Fills you in on what every herb gardener needs to know about soil and location
- Shows you, step by step, how to plan and design an herb garden of any size
- Features an A–to–Z Encyclopedia of Herbs that includes specific information on how to plant, grow, preserve and use sixty–five different herbs
- Is packed with tips and tricks on how to harvest herbs, propagate new plants, and prepare for next year
- Includes a gallery of stunning full–color photos of herbs in full bloom
If you delight in dill, cherish chevril, or go bonkers for basil, Herb Gardening For Dummies is the book for you.
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Features color photos and an encyclopedia of herbs
Your guide to a garden that smells and tastes as good as it looks Fresh herbs are the key to great cooking. But many herbs are also very attractive plants — and surprisingly easy to grow. This friendly guide gives you the tools you need to start your very own herb garden. So if you delight in dill, cherish chervil, or go bonkers for basil, this is the book for you. Dig in!
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- Understand the different types of herbs
- Landscape with herbs
- Cultivate herbs indoors and in containers
- Harvest and preserve your herbs
- Use herbs for cooking, potpourris, or healthful teas
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Really Good....But Better Alternative For Container Gardens, 6 Mar 2011
By Ambergris "John Thomas" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Herb Gardening For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)) (Paperback)
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I will admit up front that I am a self confessed Dummie book fan. I own perhaps a dozen of them ranging from bird feeding to weather. I not only find them extremely comprehensive in their particular subject matter, but also they always seem to present their material with a humorous touch thrown in. They are interesting and educational, but also amusing and entertaining as well. This latest of the series that I picked up is no exception. Herb gardening is something of an idea that I have been batting around for some time now. I'm as much into the idea of it for fun and something to do as I am the potential bounty I hopefully will receive. Which I feel I have a lot in common with other folks in that respect as to liking gardening as a hobby. My only problem when it comes to any gardening with me personally is that I have little actual acreage to deal with that can be cultivated. That, and that I also have to admit that I am lazy, and have a nice big deck just begging for a contained herb garden. Although this dummie book devotes an entire chapter to container gardening, it still falls very much short of another book I have that deals specifically with growing herbs in pots. Magee and Stuckeys book which I have enclosed a link too. The dummie book would be my first choice if your intention is to dig and maintain a full fledged ground based herb garden. It's chock full of hints, info, illustrations, step by step guides, you name it as beginning and maintaining your own. And like all dummie books I have read in the past, it begins with their assuming you have never even heard of a herb garden. If you're a little more experienced than that, you can skip a couple of the opening chapters. But I would suggest you read them anyway. Their very informative and entertaining. But if like me you are interested in keeping your herb garden of the clean, lower maintenance variety container type, I would highly suggest you check out the Magee/Stucky book which in my opinion is the quintessential guide to all forms of container gardening. The dummie book unfortunately covers it all, and just falls a little short in that area. Happy gardening!... PS: By the way, the dummie series also has a book out on container gardening as well, but I have not picked it up or read any of it yet. I have no doubt that it is probably as good as the others in the series, and I would recommend checking out the reviews on it as well. McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container: Create Container Gardens of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Edible Flowers
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent Book!, 17 Mar 2010
By Ann L. Mackenzie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Herb Gardening for Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)
This is a great book for someone planning an herb garden. There are descriptions of herbs, help in planning a garden, soil needs, plant diseases, ways to preserve herbs, info on medicinal herbs and more. I love the Dummies books because they're always well-written and informative and this book is no exception. A lot of fun to read and very helpful.
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I learned a lot!, 17 Mar 2011
By Keith A. Preble - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Herb Gardening For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)) (Paperback)
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Generally not a fan of the "...for Dummies" books because I think that they simplify things too much, but I have to admit that I learned a lot from this book. Every summer I try to grow my own herbs, and sometimes I have success and sometimes I do not. Herbs can be very nutritious when combined in dishes, and for someone like me who likes to cook, I found this book will surely be a good reference when it starts to warm up! This book really helped me to understand why some things that I grow don't succeed while others do. I also really liked the section about where the various herbs come from (didn't know that aloe was part of the onion family). Always love a book that can teach me something new. Pretty decent publication!
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