Grow Your Own Tea (Parks & Walcott)

Free shipping! Praise from James Norwood Pratt, author and tea sage: "Plant a tea plant and watch it grow! Grow Your Own Tea is truly a masterpiece how-to guide to cultivating and enjoying the sacred leaf. Christine and Susan have planted a landmark in our horticultural history and a milestone on America's path to becoming a tea-consuming society. It will delight even the armchair gardener and casual tea lover." Written by our very own Christine Parks, co-owner and queen of Camellia Forest Tea Gardens, with enthusiast Susan Walcott, Grow Your Own Tea: The Complete Guide to Cultivating, Harvesting, and Preparing is a must-read for home gardeners and small scale tea farmers alike. A comprehensive guide for growing and gardening with Camellia sinensis, the book starts with a brief history and geography of tea, followed by an overview of contemporary tea growers in North America and the British Isles. After introducing the botany of the tea plant, the text delves deep into practical topi