Book Review – the Edible Flower Garden
January 25th, 2007 | 
Author: I was pleasantly surprised by Rosalind Creasya’s book, The Edible Flower Garden. This book is much more than a list of edible flowers and a few recipes. It is a book for people who love flowers, but it is also a book for those who have a passion for cooking. Additionally, this book is filled with lovely photos.
The first section of the book, Edible Flower Gardens, discusses how to grow edible flowers and includes a very useful section on identifying and avoiding poisonous plants.
The second, section of the book, Encyclopedia of Edible Flowers, is the largest. This section is very well done. Each plant is clearly photographed to make identification easy. There is a how to grow and how to use section for each plant, as well. Although this encyclopedia does not list every edible flower, it is extensive enough to give the beginner a good start.
The final section of The Edible Flower Garden is Favorite Flower Recipes. The recipes are accompanied by mouth watering photos. I personally loved the recipe for Lavender Shortbreads.
An appendix with basic gardening information and a section on pest control finishes off the book.
If you want to find out more about edible flowers, don’t miss this book. I give The Edible Flower Garden 5 out of 5 Sunflowers.
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