Ultimate Herb Gardener

by Barbara Segall

• ISBN13: 9780706376906
• ISBN10: 0706376900
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
Designing your herb garden	8	(10)
Herb gardens in history	10	(2)
Herbs in the garden	12	(3)
Deciding on a style	15	(1)
Choosing a theme	15	(1)
Planning your design	16	(2)
Herb garden designs	18	(86)
Decorative designs	20	(20)
Symmetrical design	21	(3)
Formal French garden	24	(2)
Informal cottage-garden style	26	(4)
Herb wheel	30	(2)
Checkerboard design	32	(2)
Knot garden	34	(3)
Border planting	37	(3)
Culinary designs	40	(20)
Kitchen garden	41	(3)
Backdoor herb garden	44	(2)
One-herb collection	46	(4)
Four corners of the world	50	(3)
Edible flower collection	53	(3)
Teatime arbour	56	(4)
Aromatic and sensory designs	60	(22)
Pot pourri garden	61	(3)
Meditation garden	64	(3)
Herb pavement	67	(2)
Mediterranean gravel garden	69	(3)
A raised herb garden	72	(3)
Citrus-scented garden	75	(4)
Evening arbour	79	(3)
Themed designs	82	(22)
Medicinal herb garden	83	(3)
Oriental collection	86	(3)
Cosmetic herb garden	89	(3)
Children's garden	92	(3)
Wildlife garden	95	(3)
Foliage garden	98	(3)
One-colour designs	101	(3)
Special features	104	(46)
Formal designs	106	(4)
Checkerboard designs	110	(3)
Knot gardens	113	(4)
Herb pavements	117	(2)
Gravel gardens	119	(2)
Edging, hedging and paths	121	(4)
Topiary	125	(2)
Herb seats	127	(3)
Herb lawns	130	(2)
Trees in the herb garden	132	(2)
Plant supports	134	(2)
Troughs, tubs and containers	136	(5)
Windowboxes and hanging baskets	141	(4)
Growing herbs indoors	145	(2)
Herbs for winter	147	(3)
Plant cultivation and management	150	(18)
Soil	152	(1)
Making a new herb bed	152	(2)
Renewing an old garden	154	(1)
Growing from seed	155	(1)
Choosing plants	156	(1)
Planting herbs	157	(2)
Herbs in containers	159	(1)
Propagation	160	(2)
Year-round maintenance	162	(4)
Harvesting	166	(2)
Plant directory	168	(20)
Further reading	188	(1)
Author's acknowledgements	188	(1)
Photographic acknowledgements	188	(1)
Index	189