Harvest Unexpected Projects Using 47 Extraordinary Garden Plants

by Bittner, Stefani; Harampolis, Alethea

• ISBN13: 9780399578335
• ISBN10: 0399578331
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-02-07
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Summary

A beautifully photographed, gift-worthy guide to growing, harvesting, and utilizing 47 unexpected garden plants to make organic pantry staples, fragrances, floral arrangements, beverages, cocktails, beauty products, bridal gifts, and more.

Every garden--not just vegetable plots--can produce a bountiful harvest! This practical, inspirational, and seasonal guide will help make any garden more productive and enjoyable with a variety of projects using unexpected and often common garden plants, some of which may already be growing in your backyard.

Discover the surprising usefulness of petals and leaves, roots, seeds, and fruit: turn tumeric root into a natural dye and calamintha into lip balm. Make anise hyssop into a refreshing iced tea and turn apricots into a facial mask. Crabapple branches can be used to create stunning floral arrangements, oregano flowers to infuse vinegar, and edible chrysanthemum to liven up a salad. With the remarkable, multi-purpose plants in Harvest, there is always something for gardeners to harvest from one growing season to the next.

Author Biography

STEFANI BITTNER and ALETHEA HARAMPOLIS are the owners of Homestead Design Collective, a San Francisco Bay Area landscape design firm. Bittner is co-author of The Beautiful Edible Garden and Harampolis is co-author of the bestselling The Flower Recipe Book and The Wreath Recipe Book, and a co-founder/owner of the floral design company Studio Choo.

Table of Contents

EARLY 7
RHUBARB 9 Small-Batch, Quick-Pickled Rhubarb 10
BREADSEED POPPY 13 Poppy Seed Dressing 14
LILAC 17 Lilac Flower Cream 18
APPLE & CRABAPPLE 21 Branch Arrangement 22
BACHELOR’S BUTTONS 25 Blooming Butter 26
SALAD BURNET 29 Early-Season Herb Salad 30
ARTICHOKE & CARDOON 33 Artichoke Arrangement 34
PEPPERMINT CANDY FLOWER 37 Edible Flower–Pressed Cheese 38
ELDERBERRY 41 Elderflower-Infused Honey 42
BLACK CUMIN 45 Warmed Olives with Black Cumin Seeds 46
FEVERFEW 49 Feverfew Tea Bundles 50
APRICOT 53 Apricot Facial Mask 54

MID 59
SCENTED GERANIUM 61 Scented Geranium Sugar 62
OREGANO 65 Edible Flower–Infused Vinegar 66
LAVENDER 69 Lavender & Mint Tea 70
ALPINE STRAWBERRY 73 Alpine Strawberry & Friends Posy 74
PURPLE CONEFLOWER 77 Gardener’s Salve 78
ANISE HYSSOP 81 Anise Hyssop Iced Tea 82
BLUEBERRY 85 Blueberry Dye 86
FLOWERING BASILS 89 Flowering Basil Arrangement 90
GEM MARIGOLDS 93 Marigold Bitters (Amaro) 94
LEMONGRASS 97 Lemongrass Salt Scrub 98
ROSE 101 Rosewater Facial Toner 102
YARROW 105 Yarrow Herbal Tincture 106
BLACKBERRY 109 Summer Prunings Arrangement 110
LEMON BEE BALM 113 Lemon Bee Balm Tea 114
AMARANTH 117 Midseason Herb Salad 118
THYME 121 Custom Herb Blends 122
CALAMINTHA 125 Herb & Hive Lip Balm 126
HUCKLEBERRY 129 Huckleberry Shrub 130
DWARF WINTER SAVORY 133 Salt-Preserved Herbs 134

LATE 139
QUINCE 141 Quince Paste 142
ASIAN PERSIMMON 145 Persimmon Wreath 146
PINEAPPLE GUAVA 149 Pineapple Guava Simple Syrup 150
‘BERGGARTEN’ SAGE 153 Sage Garland 154
SHUNGIKU 157 Late-Season Herb Salad 158
AUSTRALIAN FINGER LIME 161 Papa’s Finger Lime Gin & Tonic 162
CHILEAN GUAVA 165 Petite Ugni Arrangement 166
CHINOTTO ORANGE 169 Vin d’Orange 170
TURMERIC 173 Turmeric Dye 174
VIOLA 177 Edible Flower–Infused Water 178
BORAGE 181 Edible Flower Garnish 182
BAY LAUREL 185 Bay Laurel Kitchen Wreath 186
ROSEMARY 189 Smudge Sticks 190
POMEGRANATE 193 Pomegranate Margarita 194
MASHUA 197 Tuber Mash 198
CALENDULA 201 Calendula-Infused Essential Oil 202