The Herb Gardener: A Guide for All Seasons - Hardcover

"This book will help you cultivate the green thumb you never realized you had." -- New York "Daily News" "A wonderful, advice-filled resource for experienced as well as beginning herb growers." -- "Chattanooga Free Press" "This the most complete, easy-to-use guide to growing and using herbs at home. Where to plant, what to plant, when to plant, how to plant -- well, you get the idea. This great book has it all." -- "Globe-Times" (Amarillo, Texas) ""The Herb Gardener" will appeal to anyone who has ever considered growing herbs....Regardless of your level of interest, from herb gardening in containers to the larger garden, McClure offers practical information." -- "Rochester "(Minn.) "Post-Bulletin" ""The Herb Gardener" is packed with information (recipes, even), written in a way that makes it useful for beginning and experienced gardeners." -- "Akron Beacon-Journal" "Herbs? Those crumbly things in the spice rack jars, right? If this is all you know of herbs, take a look at "The Herb Gardener," a book that details the aesthetic possibilities of sowing, growing and cooking with herbs." -- "San Francisco Chronicle" Virtually everything you ever wanted to know about the culture of herbs can be found in "The Herb Gardener."...If you haven't discovered the joy of growing herbs, you will by the time you finish this book." -- "The Plain Dealer" ""The Herb Gardener" is going to take its place beside a very few of my favorite herb books. It does everything I like a good herb book to do." -- "Pine Bluff "(Ark.)" Commercial "

This book will be the mainstay of all herb gardeners...the herb gardener's 'Bible'...comprehensive, concise, extremely well organized and timeless.

-- Jamie H. Borrow, ex-President, Herb Society of America

"Anyone interested in growing herbs should have this enormously informative book in their library."

-- Emelie Tolley, author of Gardening with Herbs

"This gem is loaded with pointed illustrations and practical information."

-- Publisher's Weekly

"Skillful blend of the methodical and the creative."

-- The Herb Quarterly

"One of the most solid books about herbs published in the past several years."

-- The Herb Companion

The Herb Gardener features how to:

-- Site your herb garden

-- Design formal and informal herb gardens

-- Plant and care for more than 75 herbs

-- Control diseases and pests safely

-- Harvest and preserve herbs for cooking and crafts