Herb Gardening for Dummies?

by Suzanne DeJohn, Kathleen Fisher, The National Gardening Association, et al.

Book Overview

If you like to garden and haven't yet explored the wonderful world of herbs, you don't know what you're missing. For starters, herbs are both beautiful and practical. There's no prettier blue flower than borage's--celebrated since the fourteenth century as a mood elevator and "emboldener of the heart"--and no more fascinating foliage than santolina's, which is good for treating bites, skin problems, worms, and discouraging moths. As for freshness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764552007
• ISBN13: 9780764552007
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Herb Gardening For Dummies

"Dummies" is bliss. Having recently purchased a home in the city that had a preexisting herb garden was a wonderful extra. What to do, however, if you know nothing about herbs (the 70's notwithstanding)and even less about gardening?Along comes Herb Gardening For Dummies. Once I learned that dirt under ones nails can actually be sexy (okay, it's the pasta sauce made with fresh crushed basil from your own garden that really scores)the rest is largely downhill...and surprisingly fun.Written with the same wit and easy to follow guidelines as other Dummy publications, my only complaint is that the book isn't smudgeproof. Dirt washes off hands and knees but isn't nearly as forgiving on the printed page.Fun, helpful read even if I don't decide to follow Oliver Douglas to Hooterville.