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The Complete Herb Book
"This is a must-have book for everyone who loves gardening and cooking. I'm Jekka 's biggest fan."
-Jamie Oliver (on the previous edition) The Complete Herb Book is a comprehensive A-Z guide to the fascinating world of herbs, providing practical information on each herb's organic growing requirements, use, mythical properties and historical background. This new edition is updated and revised to include complete entries for 40 additional herbs. The A-Z directory features a full double-page spread for each herb, with details that The how-to section features step-by-step instructions and best practices for herb gardening. Included are sample plans; month-by-month checklists; drying, freezing and storing guides; tips for making oils, vinegars and preserves; and information on propagation. The Complete Herb Book is the ideal handbook for growing herbs and provides hours of browsing pleasure for gardeners, cooks and natural-healing practitioners.
-Jamie Oliver (on the previous edition) The Complete Herb Book is a comprehensive A-Z guide to the fascinating world of herbs, providing practical information on each herb's organic growing requirements, use, mythical properties and historical background. This new edition is updated and revised to include complete entries for 40 additional herbs. The A-Z directory features a full double-page spread for each herb, with details that The how-to section features step-by-step instructions and best practices for herb gardening. Included are sample plans; month-by-month checklists; drying, freezing and storing guides; tips for making oils, vinegars and preserves; and information on propagation. The Complete Herb Book is the ideal handbook for growing herbs and provides hours of browsing pleasure for gardeners, cooks and natural-healing practitioners.
304 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1994
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September 5, 2021
Easy to read book in herbs, most which grow in NZ
Has culinary, medicinal uses
Has culinary, medicinal uses
May 18, 2009
Awesome book about herbs. Each double spread has the picture, various names, historical background, how to grow in ground or container, culinary, and medicinal uses. Well-organized and useful.
September 9, 2012
Best book on how to grow and cultivate herbs in a very clear and concise way.
May 23, 2013
This book is a must read if you want to start a herb garden, I references every herb I needed and it was there. It's takes you through seed to harvest. Great book!
July 28, 2016
Excellent book, well organized, with great photographs and tons of useful information.
October 11, 2020
This book is one that I definitely want to own! It's such a great reference guide and has lots of great information. It's definitely been helpful to me!
September 4, 2022
Good overall guide with info on each herb.
December 30, 2025
Great herbal resource with use ideas, garden planning, etc
February 28, 2017
Better than most herbal books I've read. That being said, it's still a little lacking in scope/depth
January 2, 2019
A quick informative guide to herbs and their uses
A beautiful book that gives all the basic information needed to choose which herbs to grow, and what to do with them once you've grown them.
Useful practical information on over 150 herbs, with each herb described over one or two pages. Loads of photographs, information on how to grow the herbs, the different varieties, how to propagate them etc. There are also sections on "medicinal" uses, how to cook with the herbs, and often recipes as well.
Beautifully presented, this is a book to browse through and enjoy. All the text is set out in small paragraphs, with clear headings, and the herbs are in alphabetical order (by Latin name), with a useful index at the back..
5*s from me, as this book contains just the right amount of information for me to quickly find out what I want to know about herbs. Not only a useful book, but also one to leave around for friends to pick up and enjoy.
A beautiful book that gives all the basic information needed to choose which herbs to grow, and what to do with them once you've grown them.
Useful practical information on over 150 herbs, with each herb described over one or two pages. Loads of photographs, information on how to grow the herbs, the different varieties, how to propagate them etc. There are also sections on "medicinal" uses, how to cook with the herbs, and often recipes as well.
Beautifully presented, this is a book to browse through and enjoy. All the text is set out in small paragraphs, with clear headings, and the herbs are in alphabetical order (by Latin name), with a useful index at the back..
5*s from me, as this book contains just the right amount of information for me to quickly find out what I want to know about herbs. Not only a useful book, but also one to leave around for friends to pick up and enjoy.
December 12, 2016
Contient environ 40 plantes de plus.
October 27, 2008
A must have book for any gardener. This book has great pictures and information and contains little known herbs that would be a treat for any gardener to have in their collection.
March 31, 2010
Very informative, the only downside is there is no index for ailments, but I would still love to own this book!
July 7, 2012
Wonderful, large, color pictures, with good information regarding usage, cultivation, and possible dangers. Also some recipes! A Very nice addition to my library
January 30, 2016
excellent photographs & detailed info on each herb
worth owning
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January 9, 2019Brilliant. Herb cooking and planting advice too - loved it.
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