There’s something deeply comforting about a warm cup of tea, especially when it’s made from herbs you’ve grown yourself. Growing Your Own Tea Garden by Jodi Helmer invites readers into the rewarding world of cultivating tea and herbal plants at home, blending practical gardening advice with the simple joy of slowing down and savoring the process.
This book is a great resource for gardeners, tea lovers, and hands-on living.
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🌿 From Tea Garden to Teacup
Growing Your Own Tea Garden focuses on helping readers grow, harvest, and use plants for homemade teas. The book walks readers through the basics of tea gardening, from selecting plants and understanding growing conditions and harvesting leaves. Rather than feeling overwhelming, the book presents tea gardening as an accessible and enjoyable hobby.
Beyond growing plants, this book explores best practices for harvesting, drying, and storing herbs for tea. With simple tips for choosing the right plants, creating the perfect brew and a list of helpful tools. This garden-to-cup approach reminds readers that self-sufficiency doesn’t have to be complicated. It provides simple tips for choosing your plants, creating the perfect brew and a list of helpful tools.
🌸 Southern Royalty Review
Growing Your Own Tea Garden by Jodi Helmer is the perfect book for anyone just starting out with a tea garden. I purchased this book hoping for something simple and easy to follow, and it delivered so much more than I expected. From exploring the history of tea to sharing popular tea recipes, the book covers every step of the journey. It provides helpful guidance on which plants to grow, best gardening practices, and even inspiring garden design ideas to get you started. I’m truly excited to begin my own tea garden and highly recommend this book to anyone who loves tea and wants to grow it themselves.
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