The new Kew guide to planting and cultivating herbs features 12 easy
and inspiring projects as well as detailed information on 80 of the most
important species to grow, all accompanied by Kew's beautiful botanical
illustrations.
Herbs provide flavours and scents unlike any other, and the 80
hand-picked herbs in this book are a living trove of fresh flavours
for any cook, with power to transform the simplest dish.
Find out how to grow herbs in beds, pots, borders and windowboxes,
how to plant, and how to propagate and harvest your herbs, as the kew
experts equip you with all you need to create a flourishing herb
garden of your very own.
Following this, 80 of the most important and exciting herbs are
identified, illustrated and their uses explained. This is accompanied
by 12 projects which show how to develop a herb garden at the next
level and use herbs in the most interesting and creative ways, from
planting a herb roof to making herbal oils.
Herbs can be used as seeds, flowers, or leaves; cooked and eaten
themselves or used to infuse a dish or drink. They are high-value
ingredients for foraged dishes, and must-have crops for the best
restaurants as chefs realise that often the only way to capture their
elusive flavour is to grow and harvest fresh herbs on their doorstep.
With this book these intense flavours can now be a reality for gardeners
and home-cooks with any size of garden, from an acre to a window
box. Underpinned by the authority of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
and the expertise of Holly Farrell this book combines practical elements
with inspiration and beauty.
This book is from the Kew Experts series, in which the top gardeners
and botanical scientists from Royal Botanic Kew Gardens offer up advice
and information as well as suggesting handy projects on a range of
gardening topics. Other titles include: Companion to Medicinal Plants,
Guide to Growing Bulbs, Guide to Growing Fruit, Guide to Growing
Orchids, Guide to Growing Roses, Guide to Growing Succulents and Cacti,
Guide to Growing Trees, Guide to Growing Vegetables and Guide to
Growing House Plants.
