Grow a garden that smells and tastes as good as it looks! Whether you're a novice or a seasoned gardener, this book helps you understand herbs and create a garden for year-round enjoyment. Learn the history and uses of herbs, choose the ones that fare best in your climate, and get help designing your herb garden. Find basic advice and special tricks for harvesting and preserving your crop, propagating new plants, and preparing your garden for the next season.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Why grow herbs -- Herbs 101 -- Getting to know your home ground -- Designing your herb garden -- Herb garden plans -- Herbs in containers, indoors and out -- There's no place like loam : preparing your soil for planting -- It's time to plant -- Everyday care and feeding -- Managing pests in your herb garden -- Harvesting and preserving -- Culinary concoctions -- Herbs for healing and soothing -- Herbs for beauty -- Herbs for hearth and home -- Ten gifts to make from herbs you grow -- Ten lists of herbs for different uses and garden situations.