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Landscaping With Herbsby James Adams Paperback - 134 pages (September 2001) Timber Pr ISBN: 0881925144 Dimensions (in inches): 0.78 x 11.04 x 8.43 Check price @ amazon.com , amazon.ca , amazon.co.uk Amazon.com We think of herbs as food, or as medicine, but we don't often think of them as aesthetic objects. Gardeners are taught to grow herbs for a reason--these are plants that should be harvested. The author of Landscaping with Herbs, James Adams, aims to show readers how to appreciate herbs as decorative plants. He wants to illuminate their hidden potential, their "other half." Because herbs are so integral to our lives, Adams believes they should be more integral to the garden, sharing in a gardener's landscaping fantasy as much as tulips or magnolia trees. This coffee-table book is mostly text, with a few scattered photographs, and the prose is a dense mixture of ideas. A chemist by trade, Adams has a complex mind, even going so far as to classify "the volatiles that we perceive as odors released by both flowers and foliage." One highlight: a section on the many ways to landscape a fragrant herbal garden, scattering jasmine and rosemary so that each garden room is flooded by a distinct natural perfume. --Emily White The publisher, Timber Press (www.timber-press.com) , September 26, 1997 A comprehensive guide to gardening with herbs Herbs are perennially popular, and in this book James Adams presents an accessible way for readers to create exciting landscapes with them. Fragrant, formal, kitchen, informal, contemporary, and wild gardens are all treated. Each chapter looks first at the design alternatives for each type of garden, then at the specific herbs that are most appropriate for the design, and finally at a real garden that fits the bill. The author takes readers through each of these gardens with such evocative... Customer Reviews Reviewer: V.J. Billings from Mountain Valley Growers, Squaw Valley, CA USA This is an idea book. A book that every time it's read another point of interest is noted. Mr. Adams really loves his herbs and wants to make a successful herb gardener out of each of us. More than that, though, he wants us to expand the way we think of herbs to include common culinary herbs in our landscape. There are six major chapters that include; creating a Fragrant Garden, a Formal Garden for Beauty, a Beneficial Formal Garden, an Informal Landscape, a Contemporary Landscape, and a Wild Landscape. Much appreciated is how each chapter introduces the reader to a myriad of herbs including specific named varieties of well known herbs. For instance, instead of just Thyme, many different Thymes are mentioned and discussed and often a photograph of that plant is included. Also, in each chapter are plans for using the herbs and several color photos of the herbs actually being used in the landscape. This realistic view of the plants is a big help when choosing plants for the landscape. There are also useful, fun tidbits on many other aspects of using herbs including information on Topiary Training, Knot Gardens and Kitchen Gardens. There are recipes too, like Meatballs with Lovage, Oregano, Savory and Basil, that make use of the herbs we grow. A handy chart at the back of the book lists each plant and many of its physical characteristics such as zone and bloom season. There is also a use chart which lists the landscape use and herbal use of each plant. It is easy to see why this book was honored by the American Horticultural Society as a Great American Gardening Book. Reviewer: Cindy Jones from antibioticalt.tripod.com More and more people are realizing that herbs are special. 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