Thursday, 13 April 2023

Book Review #5: The Art of Herbs: Herb Gardening for Beginners




Title: The Art of Herbs: Herb Gardening for Beginners
Author: Greer Jackson
Publisher: Greer Jackson
Copyright: 2023
Language: English

Genres: Gardening, Herbs, Herb Gardening, Cooking, Medicine

Shelving Location: Botany

Dewey Decimal Classification: 635.7

Writing Style: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Narration: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cover/Title: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Concept: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


Review: A Green and Herbaceous Book
The Book - "The Art of Herbs: Herb Gardening for Beginners" by Greer Jackson is an excellent Reference Source for all those blessed with Green Fingers. It is a comprehensive book for planning a herb garden covering every aspect of gardening from planning, maintenance, climate, practicality to the joy of including herbs in everyday food. The book has aptly covered the following in a very lucid manner.
A) Culinary Uses of Herbs
B) Steps to Herb Gardening
C) Herb Ideas including choosing herbs by climate, rare herbs and practical reasons
D) Tools to Grow Herbs
E) Designs for the Garden
F) Categorization of Herbs
G) Recipes:
1.1) Sides, Soups and Salads
1.2) Drinks
1.3) Herbs
1.4) Desserts
1.5) Herb Blends
1.6) Mains
1.7) Sauces and Toppings

My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece - Claude Monet is the opening line of this book and is true to the fullest for the one who believes that gardening has healing powers!
I liked the presentation of innovative recipes using herbs with soulful incorporation of pictures. All in all the book will definitely motivate you to dig into gardening of herbs soon!


Note: I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.