Grow Herbs

by Jekka McVicar

Packed with practical horticultural advice as well as inspirational recipes and projects, this resource encourages new gardeners to make herbs a part of their garden design and shows experienced herb-growers how their plants can be put to use. Full color.

Genres: Gardening, Herbs, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published July 19, 2010

Reviews

[Meconopsis Lingholm · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely excellent, to me this is the only herb book one should need. photography was excellent and all the detail was clear and concise, would that all reference books were so well done. I was especially happy to learn that milk thistle seeds protect the liver so well that one can ingest them, then a deathcap mushroom with no ill effects, and taking it within 10 min of ingestion of the mushroom decreases illness and risk of fatality - mind you not that I plan to run out horking up deathcap mushrooms but this is a handy sort of thing to know and just underscores how incredible plants really are.

[Freda Mans-Labianca · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great tool for people who want or already grow herbs. It has an index that surpasses any I have seen, complete with stuff I had no idea about like flea treatments. How cool is that?!
Honestly, I can't wait until Spring when I can start my boxes here. I would have already but we just moved in not too long ago. This book is going to help me in so many ways, from exact preferences in growth, light and maintenance.
A definite must have for any green thumb!

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm sure it's a great resource on growing herbs but it was beyond me and my level of interest in gardening. Seemed like an easy to read text book. Some day I may come back to it. Mostly just skimmed it.

[Charlotte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great info. I liked the part with photos illustrating how to harvest the plants but each plant is different. There were lots of pictures, but I wish there had been pictures of what to harvest and when(ie. what does a flower look like when it is not fully opened?).

[Lucie]

this book is a great book for lerming how to not only grow herbs but makeing all sorts of things.

[Erika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want a yard full of herbs that flower everywhere. These pictures are so beautiful.

[Barb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good photos but gives no info about what zones are appropriate for each herb.

[Judith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty pictures, top 100 herb plant profiles, but I wasn't enticed to buy it at $20USD.