May New Release - Lavender Lover's Handbook

Title: Lavender Lover’s Handbook

             

Subtitle: The 100 Most Beautiful and Fragrant

 Varieties for Growing, Crafting, and Cooking

Author/s: Sarah Berringer Bader

RRP: $34.99

ISBN: 9781604692211

Format:  Hardback, 192 pages

Dimensions: 230mm x 190mm

Publisher: Timber Press

Aust. Release Date:  May 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

With its intoxicating scent, gorgeous wands of purple flowers and silvery foliage, lavender is one of the most sought-after plants. But the horticultural reasons for choosing lavender go far beyond its beauty. Lavender attracts beneficial insects and requires little water once established. In The Lavender Lover's Handbook, lavender grower Sarah Berringer Bader teaches gardeners how to successfully grow this beloved plant. Featuring the 100 easiest, most stunning lavenders available today, this beginner's guide provides a complete checklist of the colour, fragrance, size and foliage of each plant, in addition to basic pruning, spacing and planting requirements. The text is rounded out with tips on how to harvest, cook and craft with this wonderful herb. Its abundant variety, hardiness, fragrance and culinary uses make lavender one of the most popular and versatile plants. And now, with this practical and accessible guide in hand it's easier than ever to grow at home.