


Some of you know that I’ve been visiting public libraries in Oregon and Washington this spring, talking about how to grow a glorious vegetable garden in containers. I always explain that I use the word “vegetable” as a kind of shorthand, to encompass all kinds of edible plants: not just vegetables, but also herbs, fruits, and edible flowers.
I almost always got lots of questions about herbs. How to grow them, how to use them in cooking, how to enjoy them in other ways. And that started me thinking — maybe the garden gods are trying to tell me something. Maybe that should be my next book.
So I’m asking all my friends—and that most definitely includes you-–for your thoughts.
If you were looking for a book on herbs, what would be most useful to you?
I’ll let you know, in the next newsletters, how this idea is progressing. And let me say in advance, THANK YOU for your interest and your generosity.