Complete Guide to Herbs and Spices is a must-have book for all garden aficionados. Even if you don't have space for an outdoor garden, it's packed with practical information for propagating, growing, using and preserving herbs and spices in large or small spaces to help make you more self sufficient. While addressing both, author Linda Gray emphasizes clay pot and container gardening. Each plant profile contains growing advice for each herb or spice including how to prepare the soil, when to sow and plant, when to harvest and gather, and how to use each herb and spice in food. Herbs include aloe vera, basil, bay leaves, lavender, lemon balm, lovage, and more! Spices include caraway, chili peppers, garlic, horse radish mustard, poppies, saffron and more! It also includes full-color photos of the herbs and spices with recipes for each one. Recipes include Aloe Vera Juice, Candied Angelica, Tomato and Basil Salad, Bouquet Garni, Blackberry and Apple Crumble, Borage Syrup, Dandelion and Burdock Beer, Caraway Seed Cake and more! Become more self-sufficient and bond with nature by growing your own food, including your herbs and spices.