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Whether it's for food, healing, or beauty care, the benefits of plants are plentiful. Anderson shares information on transforming your plants into hand-crafted items you can use to nurture yourself, or share with family and friends. From homemade skin care products and fabric dyes to herbal teas, cookies, and more, she helps you find healing and health right outside your own backdoor. -- Adapted from back cover

"Plants and projects for home, health, beauty, healing, and more"--Cover

Introduction. The edible garden. The kitchen garden ; Edible flowers ; Culinary herbs -- Health and beauty. Plants for skin care ; Herbal medicine -- Home and crafts. Herbs for the home ; Natural plant dyes ; The crafty garden

"Find inspiration for reconnecting to the earth by creating the garden-based handicrafts, edible and medicinal recipes, and beauty care products found in A Woman's Garden"--

Issued also in electronic format