- Hardcover: 672 pages
- Publisher: Interweave Press (Oct 28 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1883010861
- ISBN-13: 978-1883010867
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 18.5 x 4.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,242,305 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Every aspect of growing, identifying, harvesting, preserving, and using over 500 species of herbs is provided in this compendium. Home gardeners, commercial horticulturists, and academics will benefit from the vast knowledge and the 165 meticulous botanical drawings in this text. A typical herb profile provides a plant's botanical name and family, whether it is an annual or perennial, its height, hardiness, light requirements, water consumption, required soil type, and pH. The history of the plant, its chemistry, how to propagate it, and its culinary, landscape, and craft uses are also included.
About the Author
Arthuro Tucker is a research professor at Delaware State University and an editorial adviser for Herbs for Health and Fine Gardening. He lives in Dover, Delaware. Thomas DeBaggio is a frequent contributor to The Herb Companion and is the owner of an herb farm, T. DeBaggio Herbs. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.
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VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK!,
By Diane K. Tesone (Rochester Hills, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Big Book of Herbs: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Fragrance (Hardcover)
I have been "collecting" herbal books for a couple years now. I am a Master Gardener, and have been studying herbal medicine in various cultures. I would highly recommend this book for beginning herbalists. It has information on plant identification,how to grow and propagate herbs, identifying diseases and pests, and scientific information on different species. It also includes color pictures and sketches. It does'nt have a ton of herbs, but most of the more common ones used in gardens, and for potpourris.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK!,
By Diane K. Tesone - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Big Book of Herbs: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Fragrance (Hardcover)
I have been "collecting" herbal books for a couple years now. I am a Master Gardener, and have been studying herbal medicine in various cultures. I would highly recommend this book for beginning herbalists. It has information on plant identification,how to grow and propagate herbs, identifying diseases and pests, and scientific information on different species. It also includes color pictures and sketches. It does'nt have a ton of herbs, but most of the more common ones used in gardens, and for potpourris.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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One Of the Best Herb Books,
By Carolyn Hoyt - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Big Book of Herbs: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Fragrance (Hardcover)
I ordered this book when it was first published and of all the herb books that I have it is the best. It is not a pretty picture book, but it has tons of information on a huge variety of herbs.
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Great Service...Fast,
By Erika Lopp - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Big Book of Herbs: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Fragrance (Hardcover)
Super fast delivery, I ordered it for a birthday gift later than I should have, and it still arrived the day of my friends birthday.. Thanks.
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