Recommended Gardening & Farming Books |
last update: 28 Nov 2007 |
| Title | Author | Published by | Year | card cat. # | format/size | comments (inc. era/culture) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves from Gerard's Herbal | Marcus Woodward | Dover | 1969 | ISBN 486-22343-4 LCCN 66-16986 |
soft-cover 305 pages 5½"w x 8"t |
Excerpts from The Herball or General Historie of Plantes by John Gerard, originally published in 1597 in England. Documented, indexed, notes, w/130 illustrations from original woodcuts. |
| Gardening with Herbs for Flavor and Fragrance | Helen Morgenthau Fox | Dover | 1970 | ISBN 486-22450-2 LCCN 71-99762 |
soft-cover 334 pages 5½"w x 8"t |
Originally published in 1933 in US by Macmillan. How to grow, how to use. Indexed, bibliography, some drawings. |
| Practical Herb Garden | Jessica Houdret | Hermes House | 2002 | ISBN 0681965916 | soft-cover 256 pages 9"w x 12"t |
A comprehensive A-Z directory and gardener's guide to growing herbs successfully. Planning, planting, maintaining a garden; plant lore/history, uses, descriptions; glossary, index, bibliography, and gorgeous photos! Originally published The Ultimate Book of Herbs & Herb Gardening (1999). |