Garlic and Friends ~ by Woodward, Penny
‘I doubt whether any comparable book about a single group of vegetables has been written anywhere in the world. Chefs, nurserymen, ordinary gardeners and those who make their own pickles, salves and spices will find it an invaluable reference book.' Tom Garnett
Garlic
Onions
Leeks
Shallots
Rakkyo
Ramsons
Welsh Onions
Chives
Garlic chives
Onion weed
Elephant garlic
Tree onions
Spring onions
Penny's top-selling Australian Herbal was acclaimed in the Age as the best book ever written on herbs. Expect similar reviews for this marvellously encyclopedic work on the garlic family.
As well as detailing the history of their cultivation and use, Penny Woodward includes plant descriptions and botanical illustrations, advice on cultivation, colour photos, classic recipes from around the world.
Penny Woodward
Author Profile
Penny Woodward has a Bachelor of Science in Botany and Zoology. She began her gardening career working at the Chelsea Physic Garden in London and then back in Australia for the National Trust at their property Mooramong. In 1984 she established her own herb garden and nursery which she ran successfully for four years.
Penny Woodward has written for several gardening magazines, including Your Garden and The Australian Garden Journal, has appeared on radio and television, and has run courses and given talks on herbs, alliums and garlic. She is a member of the Herb Society of Victoria, the Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers and the Monash Alumni
