This lively book is brimming with information about herbs and herb growing. 298,000 copies in print.
A homemaker, publisher, business owner, author, and lecturer who specializes in herbs, Phyllis Shaudys lives in Pennsylvania where she established an herbal business in 1976, a result of a hobby she started in 1960. She is the author of five books, two of which are Storey books: Herbal Treasures and The Pleasure of Herbs. Additionally, Phyllis publishes a quarterly newsletter, Potpourri from Herbal Acres and has also been published in Women's Day, The Mother Earth News, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record and Whitchappel's Herbal, Flower and Garden. Phyllis has three children and lives in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.