Ortho's All about Herbs

Bys: Ortho Books and Oster, Maggie

Book Overview

Descriptions of common and uncommon herbs. Instructions for using herbs in potpourris, dried arrangements, cosmetics, recipes, and more. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089721420X
• ISBN13: 9780897214209
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Ortho Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A Winner !! All About Herbs Love The Format

Well Written, Glad I Ordered This .... I Am Thinking Of Growing And Selling Herbs In Our Area. Herbs For Fragrance, Medicinal Purproses It Covers Growing For Decorating Your Yard, So Many Things In This Thin Book. Excellent Read.

Great for people with brown thumbs.

As a person who seems to kill every plant she owns (even cacti), I picked up this book when planning to create a kitchen herb garden. I really learned a lot.

A Beginner's Herb-Growing Bible!

I happened to run across (and purchase) this book when I was first researching herb growing. Boy, did I luck out!This beautifuly arranged and designed book, is a wonderful resource for rookie herbalists/gardeners. Topics include the selecting and growing of herbs, harvesting and preserving herbs, and creating gifs and recipes with herbs. Each bit of instruction is followed by an informative set of pictures or diagrams. Thanks to this book I was able to grow and harvest my first potted herb garden -- and make some pretty tasty herb butter to boot.I would caution experienced gardeners and herbalists against purchasing this book, as it will most likely be too basic for them.Before I end this, though, here's a gift idea that I made for a friend as a housewarming gift. Wrap up this book along with a tiny garden shovel, gloves, potting soil, clay pots, and seeds. She/he will be delighted!

terrific planning aid

This book is wonderful in helping to plan your herb garden. It provided several tips on propogation, and even more on the various herb uses. Fabulous gift giving ideas. Would like to see more problem solving tips, but I won't give my book up!