num_pages: 116
description: How many times have you heard, "That's a beautiful plant, what is it?" Today's gardeners can often identify their plants and herbs, but they usually can not provide the real background information that makes their gardens come to life.For example, did you know that True Lavender, a perennial that flowers during July and August, has been used since ancient times to add scents to soaps and bather water? In colonial times, lavender was a pain reliever for sprains and rheumatism and doubled as mosquito repellant. Today its fragrant leaves and flowers are added to potpourris, sachets and dried arrangements."Gardening with New England Colonial Plants - Their History, Uses and Culture," is a comprehensive guide to help you create your own authentic colonial garden. Over eighty plants and herbs grown by America's earliest settlers and still available today, are described in detail with accompanying pen and ink drawings.Complete with helpful growing tips and interesting anecdotes about the history and uses of colonial plants and herbs, you'll find this book a valuable resource as you organize your own garden or simply want to learn more about America's colonial gardeners.(From back cover)
language: English
title: Gardening with New England colonial plants: Their history, uses & culture