This is an information-packed reference book for anyone wishing to grow their own edible garden, whether they have space only for a few pots on a balcony or a dedicated vegetable patch. Elegantly designed and lavishly illustrated throughout with step-by-step, ID and landscape photographs, it also features a detailed plant directory. Herb and Vegetable Gardening provides essential information about cultivating, propagating, maintaining, harvesting and storing, and designing with, a huge range of herbs and vegetables. It also presents recipes and techniques for preparing garden produce, and looks at medicinal, cosmetic and household uses for herbs.