Dimensions
229 x 292 x 32mm
Whether you want to cultivate herbs, cook with them, use them for health and beauty or in craftmaking, 'The Book Of Herbs' shows you how.
This comprehensive guide to herbs and their uses tells you everything you need to know, from planning a herb garden and using herbs in the kitchen, to making a herbal moisturiser or creating a bouquet to decorate your home.
Clear step-by-step photography guides you through all the methods for making the recipes, herbal preparations, and craft items, and all the finished products, whether a herbal shampoo or a dish flavoured with herbs, are shown in full colour.
Features:
- Directory of Herbs: contains information about the origin, history, cultivation, and uses of more than 30 popular herbs.
- Growing Herbs: a complete guide to cultivating herbs, from planning and propagation, to growing herbs for specific uses.
- Cooking with Herbs: more than 30 delicious recipes for all occasions that the whole family will love.
- Herbal Beauty and Health: simple-to-follow recipes for cosmetic and medicinal preparations.
- Herbs in the Home: step-by-step instructions for using herbs in craftmaking to beautify the home.
Chapter by chapter, step by step, 'The Book Of Herbs' helps you use herbs to improve every aspect of your daily life.