- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Raincoast Books; 1 edition (Sep 30 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1551928825
- ISBN-13: 978-1551928821
- Product Dimensions: 26.9 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #302,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Gardens Illustrated
"This is an ambitious book in which every entry counts, giving the fruits of Ms. McVicar's experience as a professional herb grower and RHS Medallist."
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Kitchen gardeners, cooks who love herbs, and people interested in organic methods for growing herbs will all welcome this entirely redesigned, revised and updated edition of Jekka McVicar's all-time classic gardening bestseller, expanded with information on many new herbs and reformatted for a fresh, modern look. Crowned the "queen of herbs" by Jamie Oliver, McVicar includes here all the classics as well as 40 herbs that are new to the West. Her spread-by-spread reference work brings together all aspects of each herb: history, cultivation, propagation and harvesting, and cosmetic, medicinal and culinary uses. Chapters on propagation, harvesting and making herb oils are complemented with ideas for 10 different designs for herb gardens and a unique yearly calendar. Accurate colour photography makes identification simple and renders the book a glorious companion--the only book on the subject the reader will ever need. Probably the most authoritative book on herbs ever written, Jekka's Complete Herb Book has sold more than 300,000 copies worldwide in 12 languages.
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The Complete Herb Book, Oct 6 2008
By Diane S. Clark - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Complete Herb Book (Paperback)
What an extensive encyclopedia of information from A-Z! Complete information in easy to use format with information from propagation, pests and diseases, maintenance, garden cultivation, harvesting, companion planting, container growing, medicinal uses, other uses, and culinary applications & more! I made the Chive Butter and it's hmmmm, hmmmm, good on sweet corn on the cob! Next I plan to try the Sweet Marigold Muffins. It also has info on planning a herb garden with 10 sample plans, beautiful photographys throughout, how to preserve herbs by drying and freezing, and making and using natural dyes! It's a 5 star addition to my extensive herb library.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Herb Growing/Using Book, Mar 29 2009
By Cathryn L. Martin "Cat" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Complete Herb Book (Paperback)
This is another book I checked out of the library and had to add to my permanent collection. This is a great book with color pictures of each plant outlined, how to grow it, how to harvest it, and how to use it. That sounds trite and boring, but let me assure you, this book spends time on each plant, the left page deals with the planting and harvesting and the right page deals with the storage and use of the herb. Each herb has a recipe of some type (for food, for cosmetics, for aromatics, etc.) that has a picture of the completed item. I have a couple of other herb books that I like, but this one I LOVE to look through and will be adding a few more herbs to my garden each season based on this book!
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Wonderful, Sep 13 2008
By Cookie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Complete Herb Book (Paperback)
This book has it all -- great pictures, great ideas, even great recipes. A good resource for those who want to build their own herb garden.
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