A Handful of Herbs: Inspiring Ideas for Gardening, Cooking and Decorating Your Home with Herbs

by Louise Pickford (Author), Barbara Segall (Author), Barbara Segall (Author), Rose Hammick (Author), Louise Pickford (Author), Louise Pickford (Author), Louise Pickford (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.25

  A Handful of Herbs opens with profiles of the top 20 'Super Herbs'. The subject of growing herbs in beds and containers is then explored in detail. Living with Herbs contains a wealth ideas for using herbs creatively in the home, ranging from pretty table settings to fragrant potpourris. Thirty-five easy recipes for cooking with herbs cover everything from snacks and starters to sweet things, and an A-Z of 75 herbs summarizes essential information about each plant's character, cultivation and growing habits.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.25

  This book is a gloriously illustrated celebration of herbs in all their beauty and variety. Herbs have been valued for thousands of years for their aromatic, health-giving and culinary qualities. Today, they are also loved as attractive additions to a garden, as a sweet-smelling form of decoration, and for their soothing and therapeutic effects. This book opens with profiles of the Super Herbs - 20 of the most popular varieties. Growing Herbs is then explored in detail. Living with Herbs offers a wealth of creative ideas for making the most of herbs in every room. There are 35 easy recipes for cooking with herbs and an A-Z of 75 common herbs, summarizing essential information about each plant's character and cultivation.