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Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Fragrant plants can be as therapeutic as they are intoxicating, and it is easy to add them to gardens large and small. The Aromatherapy Garden reveals the scents, secrets, and science behind fragrant plants, and shows you how to successfully create your own plant-filled sanctuary of health and happiness. Detailed plant profiles provide guidance on the full benefits of a range of plants and include comprehensive details on how to grow and care for...
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What does it mean to be Mi'kmaq? And if Swift Fox can't find the answer, will she ever feel like part of her family? When Swift Fox's father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And when he tells her that today is the day that she'll learn how to be Mi'kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that Mi'kmaq is who she is from her eyes to her toes, Swift Fox...
Author
Publisher
Reader's Digest
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In this easy-to-use guide, ethnobotanist James Wong shows you how to make simple creams, salves, teas, and much, much more from everyday plants you can buy or grow. Using the flowers, fruit, roots, trees, vegetables, and herbs that are all around us, he provides preparations to help relieve a whole range of common conditions, including acne, anxiety, cold sores, and general aches and pains -- plus great ideas for beauty treats such as bath bombs and...
68) The medicinal gardening handbook: a complete guide to growing, harvesting, and using healing herbs
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Dig into the world of herbal medicine with this complete guide to cultivating and harvesting plants with healing properties. For thousands of years people have been utilizing herbs and cultivating weeds found to speed the healing of wounds, soothe skin irritations, calm uneasy stomachs, and ward off illnesses. Now you can plan and grow your own garden first aid kit.
In these pages, you'll learn the basics of gardening in your backyard-or on your...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
If you have a backyard, or even a sunny porch or balcony, you can grow your own hops, brewing herbs, and malt grains to enhance the flavor, aroma, and uniqueness of your home-brewed beer -- and ensure that you have the freshest, purest, best ingredients possible. Simple instructions from experts Joe and Dennis Fisher guide you through every step of the process, from setting up your first hop trellis to planting and caring for your herbs, harvesting...
73) Starting & saving seeds: grow the perfect vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers for your garden
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Are you ready to become a seed-starting and -saving champion? Author and gardening expert Julie Thompson-Adolf will walk you through every step of the journey, making the entire process a joy. In this book you'll find: Extensive plant entries that cover all the most popular vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers; Tips and hints, such as how to encourage stubborn seeds to germinate; Lists to help you find the best plants to add to your garden, whether...
75) Herbally yours
Author
Publisher
BiWorld Publ
Pub. Date
c1976
Language
English
Description
This handy guide was one of the earliest herbal references in the late '70s and is a great introduction to the use of herbs as an alternative therapy. Readers will become familiar with common definitions and basic directions for making decoctions, extracts, infusions, oils, and poultices. A complete listing of herbs and herbal formulas along with their primary uses is followed by an alphabetized list of health problems and recommended herbs to alleviate...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Life & Style
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrity chef Judson Todd Allen presents the diet that helped him lose 160 pounds, featuring 60 guilt-free recipes packed with powerhouse flavor created especially for THE SPICE DIET. When Steve Harvey wanted to get camera-ready before his hit television show launched, he turned to Chef Judson Todd Allen to help him. While enjoying the flavorful food Chef Judson prepared, Steve Harvey lost 30 pounds and has kept them off. Chef Judson's diet plan...
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
"Ranging from Alliums (onions, chives, and garlic) to Zingiber (ginger), the volume's first section provides horticultural information for each of the sixty-three herbs found in the National Herb Garden's Culinary Garden, including common and botanical names, family, place of origin, hardiness, and general light and soil requirements. Botanical sketches accompany many of the entries. Each entry also includes a short history of the herb, gardening...
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