The focus is on growing herbs, which makes a lot of sense since jekka is the uks leading herb expert and has won more than 60 royal horticultural society gold medals for their herb exhibits around britain. Jekkas latest book is a pocketful of herbs called a genius little book by jamie oliver. You can use the height and spread and sunshine information to grow some herbs indoors, but this is really an outside garden herbal book. Herb books over 1 million copies sold buy online jekkas. This book contains information on designing and planting herb gardens inside and out. Jekkas complete herb book by jekka mcvicar waterstones. A selection of the best tools and herb feed that we use on the herb farm and are recommended by jekka. Jekka has published seven books and jekka s bestselling herb book, jekka s complete herb book reached 1 million sales worldwide in 2014. This is one of the alltime classic gardening bestsellers with over 350 varieties of herb to grow and over 200 delicious and inventive recipes. It is clear and concise, goes in to considerable detail on the culinary and medicinal uses and gives easy to follow instructions if you want to cultivate your own. It covers pretty much all cultivated varieties plus many species that grow wild in the british isles.
Jekka mcvicar has been growing organic herbs for 20 years. Mcvicar is a vice president of the rhs council, the governing body of the rhs responsible for its strategic direction, and sits on a number of rhs committees. Her first major cookbook, jekkas herb cookbook, was published by ebury press in june 2010. This book also features many new photographs of herbs taken by jekka on the farm. Jekka is also well known for her regular appearances on tv and radio gardening and cookery programmes. To date jekka has published seven books and jekka s bestselling herb book, jekka s complete herb book reached 1 million sales in 2014. This new edition is updated and revised to include complete entries for 40 additional herbs. Jekkas complete herb book really is about as complete as it gets. Her worldfamous herb nursery, jekkas herb farm, has won 59 royal horticultural society gold medals. Updated and expanded, with over 40 new herbs covered. I can recommend jekka mcvicar s new book of herbs for anyone who has an interest in herbs.