The Essential Margaret Roberts: My 100 Favourite Herbs, ISBN: 0864864817, (Soft cover), 136 pages

The Essential Margaret Roberts
My 100 favourite herbs

There is great appeal in the growing of herbs - be it for culinary purposes, for the medicine chest or simply for their fragrance and beauty in the garden. Herbs require little time and effort and make ideal container plants for the stoep or patio or for window boxes. In her new book Margaret Roberts explains how to design a herb garden that will inspire, revitalise and uplift. She has selected her 100 favourite herbs - both well-known and more unusual plants - and describes in detail how to grow and use them. The introductory section provides ideas for designing a herb garden, propagating your own plants from seed and cuttings, and harvesting and drying herbs.

In addition The Essential Margaret Roberts contains a wealth of information on the myth and history behind herbs as well as their incredible insect and disease repelling properties as companion plants in the garden. 

There is also a special section with recipes for unusual culinary delights, step-by-step instructions on how to make potpourri sachets and cosmetics as well as recipes for herbal remedies and tonics. The book is illustrated with beautiful full-colour photographs to ensure instant and accurate identification of species described in the text.