The Aromatherapy Garden: Growing Fragrant Plants for Happiness and Well-Being

by Kathi Keville

“Kathi guides you to all the joys of an aromatic garden with wonderful tips, fascinating facts, and sumptuous photos.” —Mandy Aftel, author of  Essence  and  Alchemy and Fragrant

Fragrant plants can be as therapeutic as they are intoxicating, and it is easy to add them to gardens large and small.  The Aromatherapy Garden  reveals the scents, secrets, and science behind fragrant plants, and shows you how to successfully create your own plant-filled sanctuary of health and happiness. Detailed plant profiles provide guidance on the full benefits of a range of plants and include comprehensive details on how to grow and care for them in a home garden. Also included are recipes for restorative aromas, oils, sachets, teas, and more.
 

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

276 pages, Paperback

First published April 27, 2016

About the author

Kathi Keville is an internationally known herbalist and aromatherapist and avid organic gardener. She has been highly recognized herb in the herbal and aromatherapy field since 1970 when she began teaching. She has been the Director of the American Herb Association since it’s creation in 1981 and was a founding member of the American Herbalist Guild in 1989. Kathi was granted honorary membership to the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy in and the American Aromatherapy Association for her pioneering work. She is also the editor of the AHA Quarterly Newsletter. See Kathi’s history in the herb field (link coming soon).

Reviews

[Onceinabluemoon · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 enjoyed sniffing my way through the garden and found some new cultivars to try!

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent textbook and reference book on growing herbs! Wonderful photos! Ms. Kathi Keville, Author, an internationally known herbalist and aromatherapist, is also currently the Director of the American Herb Association. This is a book you will want to purchase (after you read the Westerville Public Library copy) and leave on your coffee table for ongoing reference. If you are a gardener (or a would-be gardener) it is a must read!

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful book, offered lots of information and inspiration for my own garden.

[Rebekka Steg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful introduction on how to use fragrant plants in your garden, and how to make the most of them.

*I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's always refreshing to find a gardening book with something new in it. I loved the history here of different kinds of fragrance gardens, and the history of the various plants. Uses for plants and suggestions for planting were also very interesting. I had to rush through parts of this book because someone else put it on hold at the library (drat!), but this is one I'll definitely revisit.

[Kat Chou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love gardening herbs so this book really appealed to me. It is the closest you can get to smelling the plants without having them in front of you. The book layers in both medicinal and wildlife cultivation benefits as well as enough specifics on how to grow it effectively.

[Wolf Fortenberry · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite part of this book is the back, where species and variety names of specific plants are listed with details that I haven’t found in other gardening books so far. I definitely recommend this to anyone who is already gardening or is interested in gardening.

[Cara Greene · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has some misinformation but is overall a good book if your looking for a list of fragrant plants to add to your garden! I would definitely double check the hardiness zones as well as leaning if you can grow certain plants as annuals in colder environments.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

How to grow, cultivate and enjoy your garden to the fullest. Tips on aromatic uses, plant background and companion planting. Quite the wealth of knowledge.

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little book about gardening and aromatherapy. Lots of history and medieval lore included. Comes with a little dictionary of plants and their uses.

[Corinnagoodwin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this book would be much more of a DIY or How-to, but It was not, more like an Guidebook or encyclopedia of plants.

[Lesa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good resource

[Juli Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lovely introduction to growing and enjoying scented plants.

[Meg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Inspired me to think about using more fragrant plants in my garden, but offered little advice (like most gardening books) for those of us living in northern climates with short growing seasons.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Want to purchase more plants for my garden from this bk.

[Jester123Snap · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for people who enjoy foraging, holistic remedies, and other aspects involving the garden. A good way to tell people how to take care of and rearrange their gardens.

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Most of the plants are not for Canada unless grown as annuals.

[Jill]

I'd love to grow all these plants but most need warmer weather. This would be a handy reference book.