An A-to-Z guide to using more than 335 different herbs at home includes instructions on cultivation and propagation; culinary, medicinal and decorative uses; the history of each herb; and myths and magic associated with each herb. 30,000 first printing.

Herbs for the Home: A Definitive Sourcebook to Growing and Using Herbs

MCVICAR, JEKKA

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Studio

A lavishly illustrated guide, complete with six packets of seeds, shows how to cultivate and harvest medicinal herbs, and offers twenty-five recipes for using herbs to relieve everything from sunburn and insomnia to fever and migraines. Original.

Jekka's Medicinal Herbs: A Guide to Growing and Using Medicinal Herbs

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

William Morrow & Co.

Provides all the necessary information for growing a complete kitchen garden, including six packets of seeds for the herbs most commonly used in the kitchen, along with directions for growing, maintenance tips, and twenty-five recipes. Original.

Jekka's Culinary Herbs: A Guide to Growing and Using Herbs for the Kitchen

Packed with practical horticultural advice as well as inspirational recipes and projects, Grow Herbs will encourage new gardeners to make herbs a part of their garden design, and shows experienced herb-growers how their plants can be put to use in the kitchen and around the house.

Grow Herbs

This lavishly illustrated A-Z reference is a must have for gardeners or anyone interested in the role of fresh herbs in a healthy lifestyle. A unique and innovative combination of cookbook, gardening guide, and organic reference, New Book of Herbs illustrates how growing and using fresh herbs can enhance ones home, health, and garden. Readers will learn how to raise and maintain herbs the organic way; discover the best ways to create simple, delicious recipes, and to recognize the medicinal, environmental, and therapeutic uses of these remarkable plants. New Book of Herbs will guide and inspire anyone interested in using herbs to achieve a healthy lifestyle.

New Book of Herbs

Cooking by Ingredient

"A genius little book! This is a fascinating guide to herbs and what to do with them - love it!" Jamie OliverFrom rosemary to wild garlic, and hyssop to sea kale, our food would be poorer without the herbs we grow. Jekka McVicar is the expert on herbs and how to get the best from them, and this new pocket book is the go-to guide for chefs and gardeners across the country. In a compact and handy A-Z format, this guide will ensure you get the best out of your herb garden, providing details such as when and where to plant, how hardy each plant is, how to nurture and care for your herbs and what each herb is best used for in the kitchen. Jekka's own photography of the herbs complements the text, providing a quick and colourful reference.

Pocketful Of Herbs

Bloomsbury Absolute

Jekka''s complete herb book PB

Kyle Cathie Limited

This A-Z guide to herbs explains how to grow and maintain them, how and when to use them in the kitchen, and what properties they have for medicinal, cosmetic and household purposes. It includes information on each herb's history, such as when it was discovered and what mythological and magical associations have grown up around it. There are also sections on general herb cultivation and maintenance, and tips on cooking with them. The author runs her own herb farm and has won many awards, including a Silver Gilt Medal at the Royal Horticultural Society Exhibition in 1993.

Jekkas Complete Herb Book

Whitecap Books

If you have ever been frustrated by alpine seeds that refused to germinate, or basil seedlings that failed to thrive, or simply wanted to know how to grow specimens from seeds taken from your garden plants, the clear and straightforward instructions found in SEEDS will increase your chances of success every time. SEEDS offers practical advice to help both first-time growers and experienced gardeners alike reap the benefits of nature's most miraculous process. In addition to basic information about different types of seeds, how they are pollinated and fertilized, and advice about when to harvest, and how to sort and store seeds, there is detailed information on over five hundred genera, encompassing entries for alpines, annuals, grasses, trees, herbs and vegetables. Simple step-by-step planting methods emphasize a hands-on approach to growing based on organic principles, and planting directions include all the equipment and materials you will need, as well as the ideal time and conditions for sowing. These tried and tested techniques will give gardeners the confidence and knowledge they need to raise the plants they love. SEEDS is a vital guide for anyone who wants to make their growing space a lasting source of pleasure and satisfaction.

Seeds

WITECAP PUB.

The demand for locally sourced organic foods continues to rise. This resource is a prime reference for the many who are growing or wanting to grow their own vegetables, herbs and fruits. 
 The book features superb full-color photographs and illustrations and an easy-to-use A-Z directory. Comprehensive growing, harvesting and preserving tips and a wealth of recipes are a boon to gardeners and cooks alike. 
 Practical aspects of gardening are explained in detail, with in-depth sections on creating a garden, pollination, soil fertility and greenhouse growing. Some of the topics covered are:
<li>Nutritional values</li> <li>The most useful and most recommended varieties</li> <li>Plant hardiness, propagation and growing guidelines</li> <li>Cropping, harvesting and storing</li> <li>Weed, pest and disease control</li> <li>Ornamental and wildlife value</li> <li>Pruning and training</li> <li>Companion planting</li> <li>Container growing.</li> A yearly maintenance calendar, glossary, further reading section, seed sources list and detailed index round out this outstanding book.

Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Flowerdew, Bob

BIGGS, Matthew

Firefly Books

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