Table of Contents
Introduction 8
The Edible Garden
1 The Kitchen Garden 13
Deanna's Garden 14
Gallery of Homegrown Produce 18
Creating a New Vegetable Garden 20
Pallet Strawberry Planter 26
Growing Salad Greens 30
A Berry Delicious Garden 33
Low-Maintenance Edibles 36
2 Edible Flowers 39
Jan's Garden 40
Gallery of Edible Flowers 44
Edible Flowers in Your Garden 46
Edible Flower Planter 50
Floral Ice Cubes 53
Edible Flower Frittata 55
Lavender Shortbread 59
3 Culinary Herbs 61
Rekha's Garden 62
Gallery of Culinary Herbs 66
Growing Culinary Herbs 68
DIY Herb Spiral 72
Herb-Infused Oil 75
Three-Mint Mojito 77
Herb-Embedded Pasta 79
Health and Beauty
4 Plants for Skin Care 83
Tanya's Garden 84
Gallery of Skin Care Plants 88
Growing Plants for Skin Care 90
Creating Botanical Extracts 94
Rose Petal Facial Mist 97
Herbal Bath Fizzies 100
Lavender and Alkanet Soap 102
5 Herbal Medicine 107
Giovanna's Garden 108
Gallery of Medicinal Plants 112
A Home Herbalist's Garden 114
Growing Chamomile for Tea 117
Chamomile Tincture 120
Calendula Skin Salve 121
Lemon Balm Cold Sore Balm 122
Home and Crafts
6 Herbs for the Home 123
Ashlie's Garden 124
Gallery of Plants for the Home 128
Growing a Home Garden 130
Raised Garden Bed 136
Rosemary and Citrus Kitchen Spray 140
Natural Wood Furniture Polish 142
Soapwort Multipurpose Cleaner 143
7 Natural Plant Dyes 145
Teresinha's Garden 146
Gallery of Plants with Natural Color 150
Growing a Dye Garden 152
Using Dye Plants 155
Dyeing Yarn with Onion Skins 159
Naturally Coloring Handmade Soap 162
8 The Crafty Garden 165
Melissa's Garden 166
Gallery of Creative Garden Makes 170
A Creative and Low-Cost Garden 172
Fossil Imprint Stepping-Stone 175
Pressed Flower Candles 178
Papier-Mâché Leaf Lanterns 180
A Word of Thanks 184
About the Author 185
Index 186