From GPETERS@VM2.YORKU.CA Sun Mar 7 19:58:24 1993 Date: Sun, 7 Mar 93 12:35:32 EST From: GPETERS@VM2.YORKU.CA Subject: Books on Herb Garden Design To: Multiple Recipients of * When a book and a head collide and there is a hollow sound, * * is it always from the book? - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. * *************************************************************** Unfortunately, I was sick this week, so I cannot recall if I have already forwarded this to the list. My apologies if this is a repeat! Georgette Peters (**!George!**) Steacie Science Library gpeters@vm2.yorku.ca Night Circ./Supervisor Ext.55084 \%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\ *** Forwarding note from SACACIA --YORKVM2 03/07/93 12:33 *** To: GPETERS --YORKVM2 Steacie Nights ****** Time is nature's way of keeping everything ****** ************** from happening at once. ************* - unknown Subject: Books on Herb Garden Design This is for your Herb list. :-) Sandra D. Acacia -- Facilities Night Supervisor Scott Library, York University Toronto, Ontario CANADA. *** Forwarding note from HERSHEY --CMSNAMES 03/03/93 17:22 *** Received: from vm.utcc.utoronto.ca by vm2.yorku.ca (IBM VM SMTP V2R1) with TCP; Wed, 03 Mar 93 17:22:58 EST Received: from vm.utcc.utoronto.ca by vm.utcc.utoronto.ca (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 6291; Wed, 03 Mar 93 17:22:57 EST Received: from UTORONTO.BITNET by vm.utcc.utoronto.ca (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 1356; Wed, 03 Mar 93 15:29:45 EST Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1993 09:59:38 -0800 Reply-To: Rebecca Hershey Sender: Gardens & Gardening From: Rebecca Hershey Subject: Books on Herb Garden Design X-To: Gardens and Gardening X-cc: Cathy@techbook.com To: Multiple recipients of list GARDENS Hi Cathy, I too am starting my first real garden, though I've been a long time armchair gardener and hanger on. My friend K- who is into herbs up to her neck iterally recommends the following two items: Rodale's Illustrated Ency. of Herbs / ed. by Claire Kowalchik -- Rodale Press. (Ithink it comes out every year) and "The Herb Companion" a magazine she claims is great. My favorite picks are: Classic Garden Design : how to adapt and recreate garden features of the past / Rosemary Verey -- 1st American ed. -- New York: Congdon & Weed, c1984. Its a particularly fine book on garden design, (perhaps you've read it already?) There is a special chapter on putting together herb gardens, as well as info. throughout the bokk on ornaments, paths and other features which might suit. Plus its got lovely pictures. Herb Garden Design / Faith H. Swanson & Virginia B. Rrady. -- Hanover: University Press of New England, c1984. No photos to speak of but, lots of really delicious drawings to scale for herb garden plans and nifty ideas. Some of the best (almost cute) plans are for smaller gardens "for the novice" There are both formal and informal designs and an out line of design basics. This book may be out of print but, is worth the trouble to find at your local library or through an interlibrary loan. Good luck with your planning, :^) Rebecca Hershey - Seattle, Washington. hershey@u.washington.edu P.S. After weeks of freezing temps my crocus and Iris reticulata are up and basking in the rain..