The Rodale Herb Book: How to Use, Grow, and Buy Nature's Miracle Plants (An Organic gardening and farming book) [Hardcover]

William H. Hylton (Editor)

Book Description

Series: An Organic gardening and farming book | Publication Date: June 1974

The Rodale Herb Book: How to Use, Grow, and Buy Nature's Miracle Plants (An Organic gardening and farming book)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 656 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Pr (June 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878570764
• ISBN-13: 978-0878570768
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #842,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bill Hylton is a longtime woodworker and woodworking writer. He is a frequent contributor to Woodworker's Journal, is the author of several woodworking books and a renowned author in the use of the router and router tables. His book, Router Magic, is a bestselling router book.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the Ordinary "how to get well with herbs" book, May 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rodale Herb Book: How to Use, Grow, and Buy Nature's Miracle Plants (An Organic gardening and farming book) (Hardcover)

This book tells how to grow herbs, (with a variety of herb garden designing ideas) what the herbs and "spices" are used with and for. Thru-out the book there are "recipes" of different ways to use the herbs. How to make scented beads, soap,
herbal oils, candles, perfumes, plus recipes for different food dishes. That is by no means all of the book, just a small part. Great reference for those who are looking to learn more about herbs, as well as gardeners.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid Information (as you would expect from Rodale Press), January 12, 2006

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Virginia Allain "(retired librarian)" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rodale Herb Book: How to Use, Grow, and Buy Nature's Miracle Plants (An Organic gardening and farming book) (Hardcover)

Quite useful! I love the sample gardens (knot garden, informal garden, kitchen garden). The book is a hefty 600+ pages so there's a lot of information here.
There are 267 pages covering an encyclopedia of herbs from Aconite to Yerba Santa. Each plant has a page or more with a mix of history, planting care, and uses. The plant photos are in black and white.
I believe a new edition of this is available with more illustrations.