Reviews
Striking color photographs and detailed watercolors ... This is a delightful and very informative read., Informational material in this book is exquisitely complemented by photos and illustrations ... as beautiful as it is useful., Herbs provides you with the essential knowledge to build your herbal garden from the soil up ... fun read., Comprehensive guide ... lots of practical advice on growing herbs as well as suggestions for medicinal uses, recipes and decorations., The striking color photographs and detailed watercolors make this a hard book to put down. But as I read through it, I realized that it's more than a coffee-table book. It contains very good herbal information ... This is a delightful and very informative read., A must read for cooks who wish to enhance new and favorite recipes with fresh herbs, people interested in natural alternative medicines, craftspeople who turn their hand to scented designs and, of course, gardeners who enjoy tending herbs and are on the lookout for interesting new plants to add colors, scents and foliage to their beds., Herbs: The Complete Gardener's Guide by Ontario gardener Patrick Lima is big, beautiful and reasonably priced. More than 100 herbs are covered in chatty fashion, together with tales of Lima's personal herb-growing adventures., A most attractive coffee-table book, this volume is at the same time an excellent reference resource for the herb gardener., A must read for cooks ... people interested in natural alternative medicines, craftspeople ... and, of course, gardeners., Expansive study ... focus[es] on the plants' physical characteristics ... recipes and hundreds of photos enhance this charming book., It Is ... Herbs As They Can Be Used to Enhance the Landscape That Is Most Appealing about this Book., The book is like a colorful, calming stroll through the realm of summer. Comprehensive guide ... lots of practical advice on growing herbs as well as suggestions for medicinal uses, recipes and decorations. A must read for cooks who wish to enhance new and favorite recipes with fresh herbs, people interested in natural alternative medicines, craftspeople who turn their hand to scented designs and, of course, gardeners who enjoy tending herbs and are on the lookout for interesting new plants to add colors, scents and foliage to their beds., Patrick Lima's graceful garden prose takes a wide-ranging approach to herbs. His observations and advice are anchored in the herbs he and his partner grow at Larkwhistle, their garden high up on Ontario's Bruce Peninsula, as well as those found in the garden of his collaborator Turid Forsyth. Some chapters are devoted to such idiosyncratic subjects as alliums and garden silverware-or herbs with silvery leaves. Turid Forsyth's watercolours and photographs are given lots of elbow room to very good effect. A lovely book., The informational material in this book is exquisitely complemented by photos and illustrations ... the use of high-quality paper assures great reproduction. "Herbs" is as beautiful as it is useful.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Starting Out : Herbs in the landscape A Lively Definition Herbs in the Garden Diversity Family Ties : Getting to know herbs Living Latin More to Know The Garden Pantry : Perennial kitchen herbs Horseradish Lovage Oregano Salad Burnet Sorrel Tarragon Winter Savory Bay Leaf Ginger Rosemary Summer Seasonings : Annual and biennial kitchen herbs Basil Chervil Chili Peppers Drying Peppers A Pepper Frame Coriander Dill Fennel Leaf Celery Marjoram Parsley Perilla Summer Savory On Thyme : This herb, too, is of the essence Lemon Thyme Caraway Thyme Creeping Thymes Thymus Miscellaneous Sage Advice : Salvias useful and decorative Cooking Sage Clary Sage Hardy Salvias Azure Sage Red-Top, or Painted, Sage Tender Tropical Sages Going to Seed : Seeds for flavoring and sprouts Anise Black Cumin Caraway Coriander Cumin Opium Poppy Sprouted Seeds All About Alliums : Onions for flavor and color Chives Garlic Chives Welsh Onion Wild Leeks Egyptian Onion Garlic Elephant Garlic Shallots Ornamental Onions Salad Days : Leafy herbs Mustard Greens and Mizuna Arugula, or Roquette Cress Purslane Watercress Tea Leaves : Herbs to blend and brew Mints Catnip Chamomile Bergamot Anise-Hyssop Costmary Horehound Roses Lemon Balm Lemon Bergamot Lemon Grass Lemon Verbena Drying, Storing And Brewing Garden Silverware : Plants with gray foliage Artemisias Catmints Lamb''s Ears Milk Thistle Mullein Rue Russian Sage Santolina Yarrow In Living Color : Beyond the green herbal horizon Foxglove Valerian Monkshood Hyssop Hollyhock Musk Mallow Saffron Crocus Borage Anchusa Purple Coneflower Golden Marguerite Feverfew Nasturtium Calendula Shades of Green : Choice selections for dark corners Sweet Woodruff Lady''s Bedstraw Bugleweed Dead Nettle Sweet Cicely Angelica Goutweed Lady''s Mantle Solomon''s Seal Comfrey Violets Uncommon Scents : Herbs for fragrance Old Roses Lavender Florentine Iris Carnations; Pinks Scented Geraniums Potpourri From the Wild : Herbs from woods, fields and meadows Tea from the Wild Alfalfa Horsetail Mullein Plantain Raspberry Red Clover St. John''s Wort Violet Wild Strawberry Yarrow Beyond Tea Chicory Dandelion Stinging Nettle Herbal Know-How : Propagation, preservation and growing herbs indoors Herbs from Seed Dividing Plants Multiplication by Root Division Cuttings Layering Bring Them Preserving Herbs for Winter Freezing Drying In the Kitchen : Cooking with fresh Herbs Tabbouleh Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Herb Dressing Fish Fillets with Herb and Tomato Topping Herbed Potato Salad Grilled Marinated Chicken Bean Dip With Garlic, Cumin and Cilantro Carrot Puree Herb-Dressed Roasted Peppers and Bocconcini Penne With Herb-Roasted Summer Vegetables Herb-Roasted Potates Rosemary Garlic Lamb Chops Tzatziki Spicy Tofu Sweet Corn, Bean and Tomato Stew With Herbs Iced Herbal Lemonade Margot''s Tea Sources Index
