GROW HERBS

by JEKKA McVICAR

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Hardcover book with dustjacket, 256 pages. Published 2010 by DK Books. Superb full-colour photography throughout.

An inspiring guide to growing and using herbs.

Breathe new life into your herb garden with expert Jekka McVicar. Jekka takes you through every stage of organic herb-growing, from sowing to harvesting the healthiest, most fragrant crops. She also shares her brilliant ideas for using herbs in recipes, in the home, and for beauty and healty.

Grow Herbs puts Jekka's expertise into a fresh, up-to-date format for keen organic gardeners and herb enthusiasts. Packed with gorgeous photographs, Grow Herbs covers all aspects of herb gardening, including propagation and harvesting, as well as medicinal, culinary, and household uses. With advice on cultivation and step-by-step recipes for innovative uses of herbs around the kitchen, as well as for beauty and healthcare.
Packed with clearly illustrated, authoritative information on all aspects of heab gardening from the UK's foremost organic herb expert. A lavishly illustrated A-Z catalogue showcases more than 100 of Jekka's favourite herbs. Step-by-step recipes show you how to use your herbs to the full, from salad dressings and marinades to bath tonics and petcare.

Contents include:

• Introduction
• The Garden - includes information on design, probagation, seasonal maintenance and harvesting techniques
• Top 100 Herbs - an A-Z of the author's favourite herbs for the kitchen, home and garden.
• The Kitchen - using herbs in cooking: drinks, salads, sauces, dressings, marinades and cooked dishes
• The Home - cleaning, fragrance, first aid, herbal remedies, beauty, relaxation, petcare

Grow Herbs is a UK publication, so the seasonal planners will need to be adjusted by six months to allow for hemispheric changes.

About the Author

Jessica "Jekka" McVicar is an English organic gardening expert, author and broadcaster, particularly on the cultivation and use of herbs. After working for a time at the drama department of the BBC, she began working at a herb nursery in Somerset. She married Mac McVicar, and in 1987 they established a herb farm - now known as Jekka's Herb Farm - at Alveston near Bristol. It now has the largest collection of herbs in the UK, with more than 600 different varieties. She has been awarded 62 Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medals for her organic herb displays, including 14 at the Chelsea Flower Show, and Best Floral Exhibit at Hampton Court. Jekka has published several successful gardening books, and her first major cookbook, Jekka's Herb Cookbook, was published 2010.

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Grow Herbs by Jekka McVicar