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Herbs: The Complete Gardener's Guide is not just for gardeners. This book will appeal to many readers who use herbs in the intertwining pastimes of cooking, brewing, folk medicine, and home-based crafts. Author Patrick Lima is a lively writer, and his passion for the simple pleasures associated with growing herbs is evident on every page. He describes picking fresh leaves for the kitchen, making a pot of fragrant tea, travelling down memory lane on a whiff of costmary or rue, and tousling the lavender in order to breathe in its calming scent.
Herbs is less a quick reference than an excuse to linger over a cup of mint tea while savouring tales of tending herbs at Larkwhistle--the author's rural western Ontario garden--along with anecdotes about his grandmother, neighbours, and friends. "In the fall, we often hang herb bundles from a dowel suspended above the woodstove, where the rising heat crisps them perfectly in three days. A neighbour hangs herbs from the rafters of her unfinished attic. A barn, garden, shed or shady screened porch is also a good drying space." The photographs by Turid Forsyth are superb, and recipes for simple dishes, teas, and potpourris mean the herbal harvest need never go unused. --Carolyn Leitch --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
From Publishers Weekly
Leafy, flowering vines and kitchen herbs, seeds, pods, bulbs and all things herbal are showcased in this expansive study. Lima (The Art of Perennial Gardening) and Forsyth focus on the plants' physical characteristics rather than on cultivation: how they look, smell, feel and taste, what makes them thrive, which parts make the best food or medicine. With some basic but not comprehensive know-how ("This 3-foot North American herb [anise-hyssop] wants a place in the middle of a bed of tea herbs or perennials"), the book offers facts and aesthetic appreciation, and as such will primarily benefit cognoscenti. A handful of recipes and hundreds of photos enhance this charming book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful & inspiring,
By Kalan (lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Herbs: The Complete Gardener's Guide (Paperback)
"I want to plant a herb garden!" That's how I felt after reading this book! I learnt that herbs are beautiful, useful & so colorful, yet they are easy to grow. At the end there are tips on planting, freezing & drying. Also a few herb recipes that look delicious, but I haven't tried them yet. Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta) Amazon.com:
4.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful & inspiring,
By Kalan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Herbs: The Complete Gardener's Guide (Paperback)
"I want to plant a herb garden!" That's how I felt after reading this book! I learnt that herbs are beautiful, useful & so colorful, yet they are easy to grow. At the end there are tips on planting, freezing & drying. Also a few herb recipes that look delicious, but I haven't tried them yet. |
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