Herb Cultivation

The Memphis Herb Society has granted the Seed Library an Herban Renewal grant which was used to purchase the various plants on the sun shelf on the 3rd floor. Below is a list of books available in the collection that discuss how cultivate, use, and tend to these herbs! Click on the links for our holdings. Thank you Memphis Herb Society!

Updated July 23, 2025
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Encyclopedia of essential oils : the complete guide to the use of aromatic oils in aromatherapy, herbalism, health & well-being
Lawless, Julia.
Paper Book
This is one of the bestselling aromatherapy books of all time with vital information on plant origins, medical herbalism and the properties and actions of herbs and essential oils. It covers 165 oils, their actions, characteristics, principal constituents and folk traditions and is a must for...
Greenhouse vegetable gardening : expert advice on how to grow vegetables, herbs, and other plants
Palmstierna, Inger.
Paper Book
"A garden should be easy and fun to care for--don't complicate things unnecessarily." This is the slogan of author Inger Palmstierna. In Greenhouse Vegetable Gardening, she helps readers find the joy of cultivating in their very own greenhouses. Palmstierna is a gardening authority with vast...
The Herbfarm cookbook
Traunfeld, Jerry
Paper Book
Not so long ago, parsley was the only fresh herb available to most American cooks. Today, bunches of fresh oregano and rosemary can be found in nearly every supermarket, basil and mint grow abundantly in backyards from coast to coast, and garden centers offer pots of edible geraniums and lemon...
Homegrown herbs : a complete guide to growing, using, and enjoying more than 100 herbs
Hartung, Tammi
Paper Book
Enjoy a thriving, fragrant herb garden and use your harvest to bring beauty, flavor, and health to your everyday life. Tammi Hartung provides in-depth profiles of 101 popular herbs, including information on seed selection, planting, maintenance, harvesting, and drying. Hartung also shows...
Lasagna gardening with herbs : enjoy fresh flavor, fragrance, and beauty with no digging, no tilling, no weeding, no kidding!
Lanza, Patricia.
Paper Book
Hang up your shovel and trowel! Now you can use the time (and money) you save laboring in your garden to actually enjoy it. Drawing on the amazingly simple layering system of gardening developed in her previous "lasagna gardening" books, Lanza applies these principles to the ever popular topic of...
Living with herbs : a treasury of useful plants for the home & garden
Gardner, Jo Ann
Paper Book
Every gardener will benefit from the author's intimate knowledge of herbs and their histories, growing needs, and uses in the kitchen and home. The wisdom she shares-with vivid stories, a self-deprecating wit, and an infectious delight in the garden-will be useful to herb growers living anywhere in...

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