Books
The Northwest Herb Lover’s Handbook
The soothing smell of lavender, rosemary's piney flavor, the bright colors of nasturtiums . . . herbs are wonderful things! In this handsome volume, Mary Preus provides a delightful entree into the world of herbs with detailed instructions on how to grow 50 of the most popular herbs and create an herbal lifestyle. Easy and delicious recipes, herbal crafts and gifts, landscaping with herbs, traditional and modern medicinal use, aromatherapy--it's all here in The Northwest Herb Lover's Handbook.
Mary Preus, former proprietress of Silver Bay Herb Farm of Bremerton, has distilled great knowledge and passion, as well as 20 years of herb-growing experience, into “The Northwest Herb Lover’s Handbook.”
– Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times
“This is a book designed to be used. The writing is casual but straightforward. The author is both an expert and greatly enamored of her subject.”
– Statesman Journal, Salem OR
“I have several other herb books, but this one has become my favorite. I have two questions regarding authors that garner them a place on my memorable list also: would I like to meet this author, and would I read another of her books? Yes, to both.”
– Sharon Kleinhen, Master Gardener News
Growing Herbs
This comprehensive guide is all you need to successfully cultivate, harvest, and preserve culinary herbs in the maritime Northwest. Plan your own herb garden or choose one of seven designs, from a colorful basket of edible flowers to a fragrant landscape of twenty-four kitchen herbs.
“This is a book that will add zest to any garden and flavor to many meals.”
– Marianne Binetti, Seattle Post Intelligencer
“More than a decade of answering customers’ questions at her herb farm in Washington state convinced Mary Preus of the need for a basic, inexpensive book about growing herbs in the maritime Northwest. Her simple, down-to-earth approach reaches busy home gardeners precisely where they live.”
– Helen Chesnut, The Vancouver Province
“Mary Preus is proprietor of The Silver Bay Herb Farm in Bremerton, Washington, where a crooked little cottage surrounded by lush herb gardens sis on a few grassy acres overlooking the delicately shimmering bay. It is a storybook setting but this is a Mary not-at-all-contrary, and, my does her garden grow… “Growing Herbs” is a primer geared specifically for the Maritime Northwest herb gardener; it could not be more basic or more concise.”
– Providence Cicero, Northwest Palate
