The Complete Herb Book [Paperback]

Maggie Stuckey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1994

An alphabetical encyclopedia of herbs is accompanied by instructions on how to build and maintain an herb garden, use herbs as cosmetics and natural home remedies, cook with various culinary herbs, and create a variety of herbal craft products.

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About the Author

Maggie Stuckey is the author of The Complete Spice Encyclopedia. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 451 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; Berkeley Edition, May 1994 edition (May 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425142337
• ISBN-13: 978-0425142332
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,113,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I've lived in Portland, Oregon, one of the country's most beautiful cities, for nigh on 30 years. But I was born and raised in South Carolina, and it was there that I learned about gardening. Learned it, in fact, at my grandmother's big old house in the country, in the huge vegetable garden that fed the whole family all summer long and most of the winter too. It was here that I first incorporated the idea that gardening is about growing good things to eat, and sharing that bounty with others. Even though I now live in a condominium with a patio about the size of a handkerchief, and do all my gardening in containers, I still believe that garden = food. That's probably why most of my gardening books have a cooking component. One of the nicest compliments I ever received was from an Amazon customer who noted in her review of "The Complete Spice book" that "you can tell Maggie Stuckey is both a gardener and a cook."

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Herb Book, June 22, 2000

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This review is from: The Complete Herb Book (Paperback)

I was very impressed with this book. It offers a great basic introduction into herbs. It explains, in a simple easy to understand manner, the basics of growing and storing herbs, in addition to some great recipes for cooking, healing, and various craft items. The first half of the book is dedicated to 50 specfic herbs and their uses and growing techniques, the second half to general recipes. I would have liked to learn about more that the 50 mentioned, but to be fair, they are 50 of the most popular and safest to work with. I would recommend this book highly to people just starting their herbal education. It is a great reference book!

5.0 out of 5 stars The author says it all, July 29, 2010

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This review is from: The Complete Herb Book (Paperback)

This author Maggie Stuckey comes from a long line of love for plants. Her family has 4 generations in the business of every plant you can think of, so running a Nursery and growing plants on a small and large scale are the best of the best. This is a cute book and although it doesn't cover all herbs, it shines a bright light on the most common. If you are a plant growing enthusist, I highly recommend her newest book "Bountiful Container", Oh My what an incrediable book to own. I don't start a garden without it. Look for all of Maggie's books, you won't be disappointed, she is getting up in her age, so I don't know if we will see anymore, so get the ones you can, you will always go back to them.