“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.”

Mahatma Gandhi

 

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Published in March 2020

Jane's Delicious

A - Z of Herbs



Herbs are rewarding and versatile plants. They are easy to grow and add colour, texture and fragrance to our gardens and food.

Jane’s Delicious A-Z of Herbs is a full-colour, hands-on guide to growing and using herbs. With a detailed and richly illustrated A-Z reference of 80 plus herbs, the book covers planting and growing, medicinal and culinary uses, as well as the many healing properties of these productive plants.

In her book, Jane shows you how to design and maintain your own herb garden. She also provides practical advice on how to propagate, harvest and preserve herbs, as well as useful tips on how to grow them in containers.

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Published October 2017

Jane's Delicious

A - Z of Vegetables


Jane’s Delicious A-Z of Vegetables is a detailed organic growing guide to the most commonly-grown vegetables - plus many new and unusual ones now available.  The book has in-depth information on how to sow, plant, feed, water, protect, harvest and eat them, as well as save their seed for future generations.

Ten years ago growing your own food was a fringe activity. Gardeners were lucky if there was more than one shelf of vegetable seedlings at their nursery. Much has changed since then. The food growing trend shows no sign of slowing down as, increasingly, people realise how easy, healthy and gratifying it is. This book includes the many new techniques, knowledge, products and ideas that Jane has discovered in the years since her first book came out.

Written in her quirky, practical style and lavishly illustrated with full-colour photographs for easy reference, Jane’s Delicious A-Z of Vegetables is a one-stop guide to growing any type of vegetable organically.   Retailing for R280, Jane’s Delicious A-Z of Vegetables, will be available on shelf from October – just in time for Spring gardening.



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Published in October 2015

Jane's Delicious Urban Gardening

 

Do you love living in the city but dream about growing your own wholesome fruit and vegetables? South Africa’s organic gardening guru, Jane Griffiths, shows you just how easy it is to achieve a flourishing food garden, no matter how small your space.

Jane’s Delicious Urban Gardening is packed with inspirational ideas and practical information on all aspects of urban eco living.

In her trademark sensible and easy-to-follow style, Jane provides a wealth of tips and suggestions for:

  • growing organic vegetables just about anywhere – from containers to edible walls, from raised beds to rooftops, from community gardens to neglected pavements
  • planting and maintaining a space-efficient urban orchard
  • converting an existing lawn or tennis court into an instant edible oasis
  • keeping urban bees, hens and aquaponic tanks
  • harvesting rainwater and recycling grey water
  • introducing solar power into your home
  • converting a chlorinated swimming pool into a wetland-filtered haven.

 

Illustrated with hundreds of beautiful colour photographs, Jane’s Delicious Urban Gardening is essential reading for anyone wanting to live a more sustainable, productive and healthy lifestyle in the city.

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Published in April 2009

Jane's Delicious Garden

 Do you want to grow organic vegetables but don’t know where to begin? 

Jane’s Delicious Garden is the perfect book for you - whether you have green fingers or not. 

Packed with practical advice, time saving tips, step by step instructions and personal anecdotes, this book is for beginners and gardening gurus alike. With over 200 photographs, and detailed information on nearly 100 different vegetables and herbs, this guide will enable you to feed your family and friends with wholesome, organic food harvested from your own garden.

Within eight months of its launch in April 2009, Jane's Delicious Garden had outsold both Margaret Roberts and Keith Kirsten. Now in its seventh print run, this best seller has sold over 20,000 copies.

"Jane's Delicious Garden" is published by Sunbird Publishers, a division of Jonathan Ball Publishers. It is available at book shops countrywide.

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Published in September 2012.

No longer in print. Replaced by updated Jane's Delicious A-Z of Herbs

Jane's Delicious Herbs

Jane Griffiths, South Africa’s organic gardening guru, provides a wealth of practical information on growing and using nearly eighty different herbs. From creative ideas for herb garden design, to hands-on advice for setting up and maintaining an organic herb garden, this definitive guide is clearly laid out with hundreds of beautiful colour photographs.
Along with a quick reference guide to healing plants, Jane's Delicious Herbs also includes over a hundred fun and useful recipes for making the most of the herbs in your garden, whether for cooking, healing, cleaning, pet care or feeling good.
This indispensible guide is a must-have for any gardener interested in leading a healthy lifestyle.


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Published in October 2010

Reprinted with new cover in July 2011

 

Jane's Delicious Kitchen

Jane's Delicious Kitchen is now out of print. I am planning a self published print run. If you would like to order a copy please email me on: sales@janesdeliciousgarden.com
 
 

The shortest food mile is from your vegetable garden to your kitchen table – or from your local farmers’ market to your home.
But how do you make the most of an abundant harvest?

Jane’s Delicious Kitchen is a fun, inspiring and practical cooking journey through the seasons whether you grow your own food or buy
seasonal produce. Filled with practical advice, time-saving tips and over 100 mouth-watering and individually photographed recipes, this feast of a recipe book is about making the most of seasonal bounty. Whether you want to preserve summer’s harvest at its peak of flavour or let spring’s freshest ingredients shine in simple yet sumptuous dishes, Jane’s Delicious Kitchen is for gardening gourmet chefs and novices alike.
Following in the footsteps of the best-selling Jane’s Delicious Garden, this luscious book is a celebration of the cycles of nature.

 



  







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P O Box 288
Auckland Park 2006
South Africa

ph: 011 482 2052
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alt: 082 898 6953

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