Have you thought about starting your own herb garden but couldn't decide which garden design to use or how to get started?  Reach for Herb Gardening for Dummies to help you along!

Herbs are versatile, as they are both ornamental and practical. They can be grown in gardens or containers to please the eye and to stimulate other senses. They can be a part of butterfly gardens, grown for culinary or medicinal purposes, or arranged in rock gardens.

Herb Gardening for Dummies will guide you through the herb selection that will thrive in your climate zone, help you design your herb garden based on your needs, and teach you basic garden care.  Whether you want an actual herb garden or to grow herbs in containers, you will learn from this book how and when to plant and grow them, how to manage herb diseases organically, and finally how to harvest and preserve the fruits of your work. 

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