The Lavender Lover's Handbook (Καλλιέργεια λεβάντας - έκδοση στα αγγλικά)

The Lavender Lover's Handbook
The 100 Most Beautiful and Fragrant Varieties for Growing, Crafting, and Cooking

Author: Sarah Berringer Bader
ISBN: 9781604692211
Pages: 192
Format: 19 Χ 23
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2012


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, requires little water once established and is deer resistant. In The Lavender Lover's Handbook, lavender grower Sarah Bader teaches gardeners how they can 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.