A Handful of Herbs: Gardening, Decorating, Cooking (Compacts)

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• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.24

  Herbs have been valued for thousands of years for their health-giving, culinary and aromatic qualities. Today they are also loved as attractive additions to a garden, as a sweet-smelling form of decoration in the home and for their soothing and therapeutic effects. A Handful of Herbs celebrates herbs in all their beauty and variety. The book opens with illuminating profiles of 20 of the most popular herbs. The subject of Growing Herbs is then explored in detail by Barbara Segall. Living with Herbs presents a wealth of creative ideas from Rose Hammick for making the most of herbs in the home. A Handful of Herbs also offers 35 easy recipes for cooking with herbs by Louise Pickford. There is an A - Z of 75 common herbs, summarizing essential information about each plant, and the book concludes with a suppliers' directory.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.24

  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.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.24

  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.