Growing Your Own Tea Garden: The Guide to Growing and Harvesting Flavorful Teas in Your Backyard (CompanionHouse Books) Create Tea Blends to Manage Stress, Boost Immunity, Soothe Headaches, and More by Jodi Helmer

You love to drink tea. Why not grow your own? Explore 60+ diverse plants that make great tea, including the classic tea plant and dozens of flavorful leaves, flowers, fruits, and roots 9 fun garden designs, including immunity-boosting, headache-soothing, relaxation-inducing, and hangover-curing Best cultivation practices and how to plant, maintain, harvest, and enjoy a productive backyard tea garden Recipes for teas to make from your new garden, such as Calendula Sun Tea, Refreshing Hibiscus Tea, and Sleepytime Tea Tea 101, from learning the differences between green tea and white tea to how to properly dry and store your bounty If you've ever considered raising your own tea, this comprehensive guide is the place to start! Growing Your Own Tea Garden is packed with inspiration and practical instructions for cultivating and enjoying delicious teas from a variety of plants in your own personal tea garden. You don't have to be an avid gardener: Author Jodi Helmer, a food and farming journalist, provides all the information you need to plan and plant a healthy, bountiful backyard tea garden, with nine suggested garden designs and useful cultivation advice. She shows you how to choose the right crops for your soil and climate, starting with the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) and going on through a survey of tisanes (aka herbal teas). Explore a directory of over 60 ingredients, including medicinal herbs like milk thistle, chickweed, rugosa rose, burdock, and more, with notes on their active properties and purported health benefits. Read more

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From the Publisher Create Delicious Teas from Your Own Backyard Tea Garden You love tea, so why not grow your own? Discover all the information you need to plan and plant a productive backyard tea garden! Learn how to choose the right crops for your soil and climate, from the classic tea plant (Camellia sinensis) to a variety of herbal teas (tisanes), flowers, fruits, and roots, from soothing chamomile to energizing ginseng. Get useful advice on cultivating and maintaining your crops, 9 garden designs, tips on how to harvest, dry, and store your tea to enjoy all year long, plus brewing tips and creative recipes. Over 60 diverse plants, including the classic tea plant and dozens of flavorful leaves, flowers, fruits, and roots 9 fun garden designs, including immunity-boosting, headache-soothing, relaxation-inducing, and hangover-curing Best cultivation practices and how to plant, maintain, harvest, and enjoy a productive backyard tea garden Recipes for teas to make from your new garden, such as Calendula Sun Tea, Refreshing Hibiscus Tea, and Sleepytime Tea Choosing Plants For Your Tea Garden Tea (Camellia sinensis) White tea Green tea (pictured) Black tea Oolong tea Leaves Bearberry Apple Mint (pictured) Rosemary Thyme And more Flowers Calendula Hibiscus Lavender (pictured) Rose And more Fruits and Roots Black Currant (pictured) Raspberry Chicory Licorice And more Making the Perfect Cup of Tea Brewing Learn how to brew the perfect pot of tea, and get suggestions for brewing must-haves including a kettle tea-ball strainer, mortar and pestle, French press, and more. Preserving Your Harvest Learn the three methods for drying herbs, air-drying (pictured), oven-drying, and dehydrating, then explore expert tips for a great cup of tea! Recipes Cilantro Mint Tea Peppermint Raspberry Tea (pictured) Refreshing Hibiscus Tea Citrus Lift Tea And more Growing Your Own Tea Garden Growing Your Own Cocktails, Cocktails, Teas & Infusions In Bloom How to Garden Indoors & Grow Your Own Food Year Round White Gardens Beginner's Guide to Garden Planning and Design Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Customer Reviews 1,015 41 511 407 14 39 Price $18 99 $18 99 $23 26 $20 32 $22 99 $19 99 Page Count 144 152 272 192 152 210 Features How to grow and harvest flavorful teas in your own backyard, using over 60 diverse plants. How to grow your own ingredients for cocktails, mocktails, teas, and infusions, for truly fresh and delightful drinks. Choose the blooms for your cutting garden, considering color, scale, texture, scent, and more. Learn all about vertical, container, and hydroponic gardening, herbs, DIY projects, composting, lights, and more. Create a moon garden that shines at night, with design tips and plant profiles of white flowers, shrubs, vines, and more. 50 simple gardening ideas to help you find your style and add personality to your outdoor space.