This guide by Lori Trojan is perfect for beginners and experienced herbalists. Pick up a copy with organic herb plants and start growing and creating your own herbs for health and cooking.
A comprehensive guide to every aspect of natural herb gardening.
In this Guidebook you will find:
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Latin names, growth habits, flower colors, foliage description, parts to harvest and when to harvest over 50 well-known herbs.
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Culinary, medicinal and aromatherapy properties of these herbs plus preferred preparations and cautions for each, if any.
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Instructions for harvesting, preserving, drying and freezing herbs to use for a multitude of purposes.
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Step-by-step methods to prepare tinctures, teas, infusions, decoctions,, syrups, salves, infused oils and vinegars.
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How-to tips for decorating and crafting.
Whatever your reason for cultivating herbs, whether for kitchen use or health benefits, for color pops and texture in your landscape, for companion planting in a vegetable garden or any number of additional reasons, this guide should help you to better understand the complexity of the humble herb.