HERBS FOR AUSTRALIAN GARDENS
by Penny Woodward (9781864470987)

This best-selling herb ?bible? (in its 5th printing of 4 editions) contains a fully illustrated A-Z of herbs, chapters on propagation, organic gardening, cultivation and planning, insect repellent herbs, companion planting, medicinal uses, and much, much more.

Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition of the Author?s Australian Herbal.

Winner of the Horticultural Media Association Australia?s 2009 Book Laurel: ?Best Technical Book? This award is for a book displaying a high degree of factual, detailed information on a specific or range of topics.

About the Author
Penny Woodward has been growing photographing ans writing about edible and useful plants for more than thirty years. After seven books and countless articles and talks, her passion for the subject is undiminished. Balancing her writing with raising children, keeping the family afloat and caring for elderly parents, has been a challenge (though one faced by many women). She hope through her writing to contribute more to raising awareness of people to the wonder and diversity of edible and useful pants.

A science degree in Botany and Zoology. A year cycling alone through the highways and byways of England, Scotland and Ireland. Voluntary work at the Chelsea Physic Garden, London. A stint looking after a National Trust mansion and eight acres of parkland in rural Victoria, Australia. Starting up and running a herb nursery. Years helping husband build houses. Writing seven published books and countless articles especially for Organic Gardener magazine. Photographing every interesting garden and plant within sight. Fielding curly questions on the 3CR radio garden panel. Add in bringing up two children and continual experimentation with the growing of useful and edible plants and we?re up to Penny Woodward in the year 2012.

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