This is an excellent book for those who wish to grow their own herbs and flower petals to incorporate into soaps and bath and body products, or of course to eat and make herbal preparations. Discover the wonderful diversity of herbs your can grow in this comprehensive guide. The layout of this book is attractive and easy to follow, with lots of graphics and easy to follow text.
Perfect for the organic gardener, (and the “nearly organic” gardener too!), you’ll learn about herbs that attract beneficial insects and wildlife and are often tough and resilient to pests and disease. Practical advice on planning an herb garden, sowing seeds, propagating, planting, harvesting, drying and storing is included along with a handy calendar of jobs. The A-Z directory of herbs will inspire planting ideas and give background information of known culinary, medicinal and cosmetic uses for each herb.
About the Author: Graham Clarke has been a gardening writer and journalist for more than 25 years. He has written a dozen books and countless articles for most of the major UK gardening magazines. At various times he was editor of Amateur Gardening (the UK's leading weekly magazine for amateurs) and Horticulture Week (the UK's leading weekly magazine for professionals), and is now a freelance garden writer and consultant. He lives in Dorset, on England's south coast.
