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In Complete Container Herb Gardening, herbal guru and certified horticulturist Sue Goetz walks you through the ins and outs of growing these fragrant and flavorful plant treasures in containers. Herbs are
among the easiest edible plants to grow, and when you cultivate your own fresh herbs, you can enjoy their
abundant flavors,
healing properties, and uses for
natural home and beauty every day—plus reap
big savings at the grocery store or farmer's market.
Whether you grow on a suburban patio, an urban rooftop, a condo balcony, or on the front porch of your duplex, discovering
which herbs grow best in pots, how to
select the ideal containers for the job, and how to
tend your container herb garden to maximize production (and flavor!) is key to your success.
Highlighted by
gorgeous photography, Sue also presents over
a dozen container “recipes” for mixing and matching your favorite herbs to create stunning and useful combinations. From the
perfect culinary partnerships and
natural aromatherapy combos to collections of
herbs for natural beauty and
chemical-free cleaning products, these herbal arrangements are no-fail and perfectly Instagram-worthy.
Complete Container Herb Gardening is the
ideal roadmap for success, even for brand-new gardeners. Learn how to:
- Grow fresh kitchen herbs in small spaces
- Choose the best containers, soil, and tools for herbal success
- Make more herb plants…for free!
- Cultivate unique herbs and spices, like turmeric, saffron, and ginger
- Design herb containers that are both beautiful and highly productive
- Harvest armloads of herbs from a porch or patio
- Tend an indoor herb garden on a windowsill
Friendly, accessible, and packed with practical information,
growing herbs has never been easier—even if you have just a small corner of space to spare. Unleash your inner #herbnerd with
Complete Container Herb Gardening!
List of contents
Introduction
PART 1: CULTIVATE YOUR HERBAL STYLE
Chapter 1 Choosing the Right Pot for Herbs
Chapter 2 The Perfect Place for Growing Herbs
Chapter 3 Container Garden Design
PART 2: GROW THIS! EASY HERB CONTAINER PROJECTS
Chapter 4 Culinary Delights
Chapter 5 Herbal Beverages
Chapter 6 Healing Herbs
Chapter 7 Natural Beauty and Housekeeping
Chapter 8 Herbs for Pollinators
PART 3: PLANT AND TEND YOUR HERB CONTAINERS
Chapter 9 Filling and Maintaining the Pots
Chapter 10 Growing New Herbs: Propagation
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
About the author
Sue Goetz is Certified Professional Horticulturist, an award-winning garden designer, writer, and speaker. Through her business
Creative Gardener, she works with clients to personalize outdoor spaces—from garden coaching to full landscape design. Her garden design work has earned gold medals at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show and specialty awards including: the
Sunset Magazine award, the
Fine Gardening magazine award, and The American Horticultural Society Award. Writing and speaking are how Sue shares her love of gardening. Her motto,
“...
inspiring gardeners to create,
” defines her talks and hands-on workshops with how to's and ways to simply inspire creativity in and out of the garden. She has been named Educator of the Year by the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association and shares her love of the garden and herb growing all over the country. Sue is a member of GardenComm: The International Society of Garden Communicators, and her work has appeared in numerous publications, including the
Tacoma News Tribune, Seattle Met,
APLD Designer magazine,
Pacific Horticulture magazine, and
Fine Gardening magazine.
Summary
Capitalizing on the popular trends of edible, container, and small-space gardening, Complete Container Herb Gardening offers all the info needed to grow fresh herbs on balconies, patios, rooftops, decks, and even on the kitchen counter.
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“Readers will like this user-friendly, practical guide to creating a successful, small kitchen garden”
