Lavender Lover's Handbook, The: The 100 Most Beautiful and Fragrant Varieties for Growing, Crafting, and Cooking - Hardcover

Berringer; Sarah Bader

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1604692219 ISBN 13: 9781604692211

Publisher: Timber Press, 2012

Synopsis

A celebration of one of the world s most fragrant plants. This gorgeous guide provides a complete checklist of the colour, fragrance, size and foliage of 100 of the most popular lavender varieties. The author includes tips on how to harvest, cook, and craft with this wonderful herb. 192 sumptuous colour photographs throughout!

About this title

Review:

"A field guide, growing guide, and craft guide all in one, "The Lavender Lover's Handbook" has something for anyone who loves this plant." --Kristi Chadwick "Books Yarn Ink Blog "

Features clear descriptions and images of 100 lavenders and information on care, how to use the crop and useful pruning tips . --Review in "The English Garden" magazine (July 2012)

This is an essential resource for finding the best varieties of lavender, with a complete checklist of colour, fragrance, size and foliage. Whether you want to create a fabulous container garden, dramatic border, herb garden or more, this book provides tips for growing, harvesting, drying and everything in between. --Review in 'Simply Homemade Magazine'

From the Back Cover:

With its intoxicating scent, wands of gorgeous purple flowers, and handsome silvery foliage, lavender is one of the world's most popular herbs. Lavender expert Sarah Bader introduces readers to 100 stunning varieties--from the continuous blooms of deep purple 'Buena Vista' and the sweet, delicate flavor of pink 'Melissa' to the incredible fragrance of 'Grosso', the lavender most often used in making perfume.

The Lavender Lover's Handbook is an essential resource for finding the best varieties for your garden or container, providing you with a complete checklist of the color, fragrance, size, and foliage of each plant. Whether you want to create a fabulous container garden, a dramatic border, or an exquisite herb garden, this rich primer gives easy, proven tips for growing, harvesting, drying, cooking, and crafting with this wonderful herb.

"This is simply the most gorgeous, enticing, and informative book on lavender that one will find." --Rosemary Gladstar, author and herbalist

About this edition

• Publisher: Timber Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1604692219
• ISBN 13: 9781604692211
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192