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75 Exceptional Herbs for Your Garden - cover

75 Exceptional Herbs for Your Garden

Jack Staub

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

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Summary

An A-to-Z journey through a wide variety of herbs and their fascinating history of medicinal and culinary uses—includes illustrations!   Discover some unique additions to your garden in this reference filled with fascinating facts, unexpected lore, elegant prose, and beautiful watercolor illustrations by Ellen Buchert.   From popular herbs like basil, lavender, and peppermint to lesser-known choices like meadowsweet and soapwort, this is a treasury that reveals how much botanical variety can be found in the world of herbs. Sometimes masquerading as common denizens of our fields and forests, these are plants that will not only decorate our gardens, but will capture the imagination of any gardener or cook!
Available since: 08/08/2008.
Print length: 224 pages.

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