herb gardening for the midwest

The herb garden holds special status in the realm of gardening. It is an unbeatable source of fresh flavor for home cooking, of folkloric remedies for common ailments and of delightful beauty for the gardening enthusiast. Herbs encompass a wide range of useful plants: everything from herbaceous perennials to trees, shrubs, vines, lichens and fungi. Herbs may be culinary in use or medicinal. They can flavor soup or act as a natural pesticide. In Herb Gardening for the Midwest, the authors profile 90 herbs that can be grown under regional conditions and provide ample information concerning cultivation and care.