Your Backyard Herb Garden: A Gardener's Guide to Growing, Using and Enjoying Herbs Organically
Your Backyard Herb Garden by Miranda Smith will teach you everything you need to know about growing your favorite herbs using safe, natural, all-organic methods! Practical tips and advice on all aspects of successful herb growing. A wealth of great ideas and helpful how-to on using herbs in cooking, crafts, cosmetics, health care, insect repellents, and more. Illustrated herb directory featuring all the most popular herbs-- from aloe to yarrow-- each with complete information on growing,...
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Everything you need to know about growing your favorite herbs using safe, natural, all-organic methods!Practical tips and advice on all aspects of successful herb growing.A wealth of great ideas and helpful how-to on using herbs in cooking, crafts, cosmetics, health care, insect repellents, and more.Illustrated herb directory featuring all the most popular herbs— from aloe to yarrow— each with complete information on growing, care, harvesting, and uses."Your Backyard Herb Garden captures all the excitement of herbs and makes them easy to grow and enjoy."—Susan McClure, author of The Herb Gardener"A skilled gardener and teacher, Miranda Smith knows her subject well, writes about it easily, and obviously enjoys the special charms of herbs. She conveys all this in Your Backyard Herb Garden. Her no-nonsense advice on soil building, fertilizing, pest control, and watering is pure gold. She also covers harvesting and using herbs in teas, vinegars, cosmetics, potpourris, crafts, and more. Do try Miranda's rose geranium jelly!"—Bertha Reppert, author of Growing Your Herb Business and Herbs with Confidence, and herbarist in residence at The Rosemary House, Mechanicsburg, PennsylvaniaMiranda Smith teaches organic and sustainable methods of growing herbs, vegetables, and fruits at the New England Small Farm Institute. She lives in Belchertown, Massachusetts.
Introduction4Planning and Preparing Your Herb Garden6Choosing Your Plants8Choosing Locations13Designing Your Garden16Formal Designs20Kitchen Gardens22Herbs for Fragrance24Color26Growing and Caring for Your Herbs28Breaking Ground30Transplants and Seeds34Caring for Your Garden40Propagating Your Herbs44Preparing for Winter48Growing Herbs Indoors50Pests and Diseases52Using and Enjoying Your Herbs58Harvesting Your Herbs60Drying Herbs62Freezing Culinary Herbs64Herbal Seasonings66Dressing Up Salads68Brewing Herbal Vinegars70Herb Flavored Oils72Making Herb Teas74Herbal Jellies and Honeys76Herbal Breads78Herbs for Health and Beauty80Herbs and Your Health82Herbs for Beauty86Custom-Blend Potpourri88Pillows and Sachets90Herb Bouquets92Dried Arrangements94Insect Repellents96Herb Directory98Aloe100Angelica101Anise102Anise hyssop103Basil, sweet104Bee balm106Betony107Borage108Calendula109Caraway110Catnip111Chamomile112Chervil113Chives114Cilantro/Coriander115Clary116Comfrey117Dill118Fennel119Feverfew120Geraniums, scented121Hyssop123Lavender124Lemon balm125Lemongrass126Lemon verbena127Lovage128Marjoram, sweet129Mints130Nasturtium132Oregano133Parsley134Pennyroyal135Rosemary136Rue137Saffron crocus138Sage139Santolina140Savory, summer141Savory, winter142Southernwood143Sweet cicely144Sweet woodruff145Tansy146Tarragon, French147Thyme148Valerian149Vervain, European150Violet151Wormwood152Yarrow153USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map154Resources and Recommended Reading155Index157Acknowledgments160
