Suzanne DeJohn is an editor with the National Gardening Association.The National Gardening Association is the leading garden-based educational nonprofit organization in the United States, providing resources at www.garden.org and www.kidsgardening.org.

• Introduction 1Part I: Herb Basics 5Chapter 1: Why Grow Herbs? 7Chapter 2: Herbs 101 19Part II: Deciding How and What to Grow 35Chapter 3: Getting to Know Your Home Ground 37Chapter 4: Designing Your Herb Garden 53Chapter 5: Herb Garden Plans 63Chapter 6: Herbs in Containers, Indoors and Out 79Part III: Getting Down to Earth 103Chapter 7: There’s No Place Like Loam: Preparing Your Soil for Planting 105Chapter 8: It’s Time to Plant 123Chapter 9: Everyday Care and Feeding 139Chapter 10: Managing Pests in Your Herb Garden 157Part IV: Cut and Dried: Handling the Herbal Bounty 175Chapter 11: Harvesting and Preserving 177Chapter 12: Culinary Concoctions 191Chapter 13: Herbs for Healing and Soothing 209Chapter 14: Herbs for Beauty 219Chapter 15: Herbs for Hearth and Home 225Part V: The Part of Tens 235Chapter 16: Ten Gifts to Make from Herbs You Grow 237Chapter 17: Ten Lists of Herbs for Different Uses and Garden Situations 245Appendix: An Encyclopedia of Herbs 251Index 351

Suzanne DeJohn is an editor with the National Gardening Association.The National Gardening Association is the leading garden-based educational nonprofit organization in the United States, providing resources at www.garden.org and www.kidsgardening.org.

• Introduction 1Part I: Herb Basics 5Chapter 1: Why Grow Herbs? 7Chapter 2: Herbs 101 19Part II: Deciding How and What to Grow 35Chapter 3: Getting to Know Your Home Ground 37Chapter 4: Designing Your Herb Garden 53Chapter 5: Herb Garden Plans 63Chapter 6: Herbs in Containers, Indoors and Out 79Part III: Getting Down to Earth 103Chapter 7: There’s No Place Like Loam: Preparing Your Soil for Planting 105Chapter 8: It’s Time to Plant 123Chapter 9: Everyday Care and Feeding 139Chapter 10: Managing Pests in Your Herb Garden 157Part IV: Cut and Dried: Handling the Herbal Bounty 175Chapter 11: Harvesting and Preserving 177Chapter 12: Culinary Concoctions 191Chapter 13: Herbs for Healing and Soothing 209Chapter 14: Herbs for Beauty 219Chapter 15: Herbs for Hearth and Home 225Part V: The Part of Tens 235Chapter 16: Ten Gifts to Make from Herbs You Grow 237Chapter 17: Ten Lists of Herbs for Different Uses and Garden Situations 245Appendix: An Encyclopedia of Herbs 251Index 351

Suzanne DeJohn is an editor with the National Gardening Association.The National Gardening Association is the leading garden-based educational nonprofit organization in the United States, providing resources at www.garden.org and www.kidsgardening.org.

• Introduction 1Part I: Herb Basics 5Chapter 1: Why Grow Herbs? 7Chapter 2: Herbs 101 19Part II: Deciding How and What to Grow 35Chapter 3: Getting to Know Your Home Ground 37Chapter 4: Designing Your Herb Garden 53Chapter 5: Herb Garden Plans 63Chapter 6: Herbs in Containers, Indoors and Out 79Part III: Getting Down to Earth 103Chapter 7: There’s No Place Like Loam: Preparing Your Soil for Planting 105Chapter 8: It’s Time to Plant 123Chapter 9: Everyday Care and Feeding 139Chapter 10: Managing Pests in Your Herb Garden 157Part IV: Cut and Dried: Handling the Herbal Bounty 175Chapter 11: Harvesting and Preserving 177Chapter 12: Culinary Concoctions 191Chapter 13: Herbs for Healing and Soothing 209Chapter 14: Herbs for Beauty 219Chapter 15: Herbs for Hearth and Home 225Part V: The Part of Tens 235Chapter 16: Ten Gifts to Make from Herbs You Grow 237Chapter 17: Ten Lists of Herbs for Different Uses and Garden Situations 245Appendix: An Encyclopedia of Herbs 251Index 351