Customer Reviews

The Edible Flower Garden (Edible Garden Series)

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I never thought I would crave flowers, but this book has made me turn a new leaf! Another great inspiration from the Edible Garden Series. This is a valuable reference book as it provides the essentials to a successful garden in a format that is consistent and easy to read. It includes a complete encyclopedia of edible flowers with beautifully detailed photos that are good enough to eat! The photos make it easy for the beginner to learn the names of edible flowers and to easily identify all varieties. The author takes great care in listing any poisonious varieties that might be mistaken as edible. This book also contains sections on Planting and Maintenance, and Pest and Disease Control. It's an all-in-one tool. I plan to order the entire Edible Garden series. As soon as I finish one book, I'm hungry for the next!

Use what is fresh. In this case, that means the flowers too! In The Edible Flower Garden, Rosalind Creasy shares and explains the beautiful world of cooking with colorful and tasty flowers.

Emphasis is given to creating gardens that will supply those flowers. It takes a lot of flowers for most recipes, so it is good to know how many of each to plant and when to harvest. While traditional herbal flowers like lavender and borage are included, there are also selections on vegetable flowers, as well as, some more unusual flowers like lilacs, apple blossoms and begonias.

I particularly enjoyed Ms. Creasy's experiences with Alice Waters of Chez Panisse and the edible flower gardens they create to supply fresh flowers for their world renowned restaurant.

Of course, the beautiful photos of the Edible Flower Canapes, the Pineapple Sage Salsa and the Rose Petal Sorbet weren't bad either.

The photography in this book is stunning. The information in the book is extremely well done. I love the way the book is set up. The recipes come last and make you want all of the flowers necessary to make them. I make organic rose petal jelly, so I am always on the look out for rose recipes, the rose petal sorbet is great. It can be made as a sorbet or as an ice cream with a bit of tweaking. I have enjoyed chive flower butter, but the first batch I made was a tad potent. The chive flower imparts a much stronger taste in much less volume. The photos are full of great ideas to decorate with the flowers. I often put flowers in pasta and salad, but had certianly never thought of serving my rose butter in roses! Great book all the way around.

I found the book beautifully illustrated and for the most part interesting and informative. I also found the book a bit vague and by no means comprehensive. I am a chef trying to acquire a colorful palate for my presentation but I did not find enough variety. I wondered why at least a list of more flowers wasn't included somewhere. Overall a very enjoyable book, especially the recepies...

This book is informative, beautiful and a delightful read. Plus you can use it as a reference book! Give as a gift to your gardening friends and they will thank you!

I loved this book! I've always wanted to incorporate flowers into my edibles but was never quite sure which ones to use or how to use them. Now I can add to my garden those plants that will also provide flowers for eating or decorating.

I have for a decade eaten a few flowers but have moved to an area where there are lots to enjoy. This book is excellent in every respect. The author and publisher both need to be congratulated on a job well done. Our family gives this a very solid five stars.
This book is will give you practical and easy to follow knowledge that will reward you and those close to you with delightful new meals and snacks

I found the book beautifully illustrated and for the most part interesting and informative. I also found the book a bit vague and by no means comprehensive. I am a chef trying to acquire a colorful palate for my presentation but I did not find enough variety. I wondered why at least a list of more flowers wasn't included somewhere. Overall a very enjoyable book, especially the recepies.

We have been eating tasty nasturtium leaves and flowers in our salads for a few years now, my hubby has long enjoyed his fresh day lily buds, and I have enjoyed making festive ice cubes with embedded viola flowers. Then I found this wonderful book. It has definitely expanded our knowledge and enlivened our table. It has lovely 4-color plant photos, growing advice, plus yummy flower recipes. We had no idea that so many flowers were not only quite lovely, but also delightfully edible. I thought the book was so terrific, I got 2 more copies as gifts!

I got this book as a gift for a family member. When I got the pkg. it look good on the outside... no rips, holes, cut nota. I opened it; this NEW book I purchase had a cut on the front cover. I was UNHAPPY & UPSET. But I keeped the book to give as my gift. Good thing I have an understanding family member.
The book it self was a good book it was the condition when I opened the pgk.