{"id":2327,"date":"2017-05-31T00:04:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T07:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/book-review-319\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T13:24:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T20:24:06","slug":"herb-lovers-spa-book","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/herb-lovers-spa-book\/","title":{"rendered":"The Herb Lover&#8217;s Spa Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/graphix\/HerbLoversSpa.jpg\" alt=\"Herb lover's spa book cover\" align=\"left\" \/> Sue Goetz loves to pamper herself. Even more, she wants you to pamper you. How? There is no single answer to this, but in the &#8220;The Herb Lover&#8217;s Spa Book&#8221; she ardently helps you create your own special place \u2013 a personal spa to nurture yourself.<\/p>\n<p>This blissful goal isn&#8217;t reached without a lot of practical knowledge. The author&#8217;s experience as a garden designer helps you create a personal sanctuary in your own back yard. Similar principles are applicable to interior spaces, too.<\/p>\n<p>Next, Goetz walks the reader through a concise list of herbal plants, each defined as &#8220;\u2026cultivated for its usefulness in flavoring, perfume, or for cosmetic and medicinal uses.&#8221; Choosing, growing, harvesting, and preserving are all part of the lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, you create. Lotions and ointments to make your life a little easier, a little more enjoyable. The recipes are easy, difficult concepts are clearly explained, and there&#8217;s nothing else to do but try it. As you ease into your fragrance-enriched bathtub of steaming hot water, you&#8217;ll be glad you did.<\/p>\n<p>Excerpted from the Summer 2017 <i>Arboretum Bulletin<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sue Goetz loves to pamper herself. Even more, she wants you to pamper you. How? There is no single answer to this, but in the &#8220;The Herb Lover&#8217;s Spa Book&#8221; she ardently helps you create your own special place \u2013 a personal spa to nurture yourself. This blissful goal isn&#8217;t reached without a lot of practical knowledge. The author&#8217;s experience as a garden designer helps you create a personal sanctuary in your own back yard. Similar principles are applicable to&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/herb-lovers-spa-book\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Herb Lover&#8217;s Spa Book<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[76,22],"class_list":["post-2327","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","keyword-herbs","keyword-reviews"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/2327"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/book"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=2327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}