EZ HERBS & the Austin School of Herbal Studies
Sharing the wisdom of the plants         

Overview & Table of Contents

Medicinal Herb Gardening: An EZ Guide for Growing and Using Herbs

 Including:

Garden DesignOrganic MaintenanceCreating Herbal Preparations

This concise booklet guides the hopeful gardener through the process of garden creation, and organic garden maintenance.  Suggested uses of herbs are featured.  Determine the conditions to consider when formulating a personal garden design by discovering the garden designs detailed in the text.

View an array of color photographs from Ellen’s 4000 square foot garden. Refer to numerous informative charts when selecting the right plants for your garden space.

Resources included are lists of books, websites, organizations and businesses to help the gardener get started.  An appendix contains numerous informative tables that assist the gardener.
As an added bonus, the reader will find specific instructions for growing, harvesting and using the world’s most popular herb, Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea.

 Table of Contents

Chapter 1  Garden Design                                                            

Which Herbs would you like to grow?
Design by Plant Use
Design for Aesthetics
Design Based on Specific Plant Need
Cottage Garden Design

    ◊Where and When to Plant Echinacea purpurea

Chapter 2 Conditions to Consider                                              

Soil
Air
Water
Sun

    ◊Conditions for Growing Echinacea purpurea

Chapter 3    Planting and Maintaining your Herb Garden        

    ◊Maintaining Echinacea purpurea

Chapter 4    Organic Gardening Techniques                              

 Chapter 5    Community Resources                                            

Chapter 6    Harvesting and Storing Herbs                                        

                        ◊Harvesting, Preparation and Storage of Echinacea purpurea tincture

Chapter 7    Conscious and Respectful Herbalism

Resources                                                                                      

Books
Organizations
Businesses

 Appendix                                                                                        

Appendix A     Ellen’s Top Ten Herbs
Appendix B     Design by Bodily Systems
Appendix C     Herbs in Bloom
Appendix D     Flower Color
Appendix E     Shade-loving Plants vs. Sun-loving Plants
Appendix F     Soil Amendments
Appendix G     Preparing Herbal Teas

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