{"product_id":"the-scented-garden-a-complete-guide-to-growing-and-using-fragrant-plants-by-pamela-allardice-351k","title":"The Scented Garden: A Complete Guide to Growing and Using Fragrant Plants by Pamela Allardice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a guide to growing and using scented plants. It offers a choice of aromatic plants, herbs and spices, shrubs and trees, organized alphabetically by scientific Latin name. Each plant description includes information on scent and appearance as well as advice on planting and cultivation. There are also ideas for creating window boxes and balcony tubs. The book opens with the story of scented plants, tracing their early use in religious rituals to their modern use in medicine and fragrant cosmetics. The author also provides recipes for making scented pleasures, such as potpourri, pomanders, powders and sachets.  Editorial Reviews  From Library Journal Experienced and beginning gardeners will find this a useful introduction to plants that offer distinctive scents in the home landscape. The book's main portion offers listings arranged alphabetically by plant name; they contain a description of the plant's physical appearance and its scent, a history of how it has been used in gardens or elsewhere, and brief growing information. Color photos enhance the physical descriptions, of plants. Although the author is Australian, she includes many plants suitable for U.S. gardeners. An excellent chapter on the use of scented plants from biblical times to the present nicely captures their appeal for everyone from royals to commoners. Another chapter suggests ways to grow aromatic plants in the garden using tubs and window boxes as well as flower beds. A satisfactory source for the garden club presenter as well as the grower looking for information about the selection of plants for a scented home landscape. - Dale Luchsinger, Athens Area Technical Inst., Ga. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41827905273930,"sku":"351k","price":16.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/351k_1_99512b1a-4d01-4f5e-808a-1a5241fcf36d.jpg?v=1764413043","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-scented-garden-a-complete-guide-to-growing-and-using-fragrant-plants-by-pamela-allardice-351k","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}