Whether you grow your own herbs or purchase them in stores, this practical handbook shows how to make hundreds of teas, syrups, conserves, pies, candied flowers and leaves, wines, sweet waters, and perfumes.
Most of the recipes are taken from old English herbals while the author adds many of her own 20th century creations.
A Garden of Herbs is charming presentation which lends itself to hours of browsing, making this book a source of delight for anyone interested in herbs or their lore.
Eleanour Sinclair Rohde (1881–1950) was a British gardener, garden designer, and horticultural writer. She authored thirty books on gardening between 1913 and 1948.