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Herbs are a wildly popular choice for gardeners; they are easy to grow and preserve and they have multiple benefits.Herbs add flavor to your recipes; enhance grilled meat, fish, and poultry; and can be used to make pestos, herb butters, and teas. In addition to the flavor benefits, herbs are used as a natural source for healing, and to add a fresh scent to any room. Judy Lowe makes it easy to decide what kind of herb garden you want to grow, with...

Presents a classic primer on how to design and plant thirty-eight different types of culinary herb gardens, discussing such topics as how to start initial plantings, devise growing schedules, harvest the plants, and store them for future use.

"This book shows how easy it is to grow and prepare therapeutic herbs for a custom spa experience in the comfort of your own home. It will help you unplug, relax and make the world go away. Since the days of Cleopatra, we have been in search of the "Spa Experience" - a mystical place of white fluffy towels, populated by the finest of facial masks and lotions. But this vision of relaxation can come with a hefty price tag. That is about to change. In...