tion>
Praise for
The Herb Lover’s Spa Book
“Here is your formula for relaxation. From sanctuary spaces to growing a garden of fragrant herbs, expert herbalist Sue Goetz inspires you to pamper yourself with gifts from the garden. Sue shares a bounty of recipes that use common herbs and everyday ingredients to create fragrant, luxurious spa treatments. You may never have to pay for spa services again!”
~ Debra Prinzing, author of Slow Flowers
“In a fast paced, work-driven life, relaxation is a luxury, an indulgence that seems almost sinful to admit. The Herb Lover’s Spa Book gives us permission to enjoy a little pampering. By revealing many unique ways to incorporate a sense of spa into our home and garden, Sue Goetz encourages us to find a health-promoting, nurturing balance in our lives once again.”
~ Karen Chapman, Le Jardinet garden design, co-author of Fine Foliage
“The garden as spa? Who knew? Sue’s written a fantastic book featuring her favorite herbs and recipes for using them to create heavenly soaks, teas, elixirs, rubs and more. The recipes are my favorite part of the book, and new “go-to” spa experience. Make plenty of these deliciously fragrant treats for yourself – or for gifts.”
~ Mary Ann Newcomer, The Dirt Diva, author and radio host
“Sue will take you away into a world of soothing herbal renewal. From flavorful herbal teas to refreshing facials, learn how your garden holds the secrets of the spa experience. You don’t need to be a gardener to appreciate the wisdom of adding herbs to your life.”
~ Marianne Binetti, writer, speaker, TV host and author of 10 gardening books, including Herb Gardening for Washington and Oregon
“Gardeners know gardening is good for the mind, body and spirit. Sue helps us take it one step further with her new book: putting those plants we love to grow to work, helping us relax and luxuriate. She includes recipes for creating your own spa treatments and inspiration to create your own home spa. And best of all, her approach makes it easy for all to achieve.”
~ Melinda Myers, author, TV and radio host, horticulturist and gardening expert
“In The Herb Lover’s Spa Book, Sue Goetz shares how to slow down and harness the healing powers of the garden to pamper ourselves – something incredibly valuable and often overlooked. Through her clear tutorials and step-by-step recipes, she shares the value in these amazing little plants and how we can use them to rejuvenate ourselves every day.”
~ Theresa Loe, Co-executive TV Producer & Canning/Homesteading expert
on PBS’s “Growing a Greener World”
“Take a deeeeeep breath…now relax. How many times have you gone to get a massage, facial or even a hair treatment and as you are getting that fabulous pampering, you wonder why you don’t do this every week? Well, now YOU will have the inside secrets for not only creating a landscape where you can grow the beautiful and useful plants that go into those treatments, but you can learn the magical salon tips for making your own luxurious products. Sue Goetz is a wonderful guide.”
~ Christina Salwitz, The Personal Garden Coach and co-author of Fine Foliage
“As a fellow herb lover, I’m inspired to learn more ways to use a variety of herbs, especially to create my own heavenly herbal spa. Sue’s strong gardening background, along with her down-to-earth approach, has created a bounty of herbal spa possibilities – all from easy-to-grow plants with straight-forward directions. The Herb Lover’s Spa Book is brimming with enticing, luscious and restorative herbal treatments.”
~ Beth Evans-Ramos, blogger, “Mama Knows Her Cocktails”
The Herb Lover’s Spa Book
The Herb Lover’s Spa Book
Create a Luxury Spa Experience at Home with Fragrant Herbs from Your Garden
Sue Goetz
The Herb Lover’s Spa Book
Create a Luxury Spa Experience at Home with Fragrant Herbs from Your Garden
Copyright © 2015 Sue Goetz
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages for review purposes.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9892688-6-8
Library of Congress Control Number: 2014944844 . CIP information available upon request
First Edition, 2015
St. Lynn’s Press . POB 18680 . Pittsburgh, PA 15236 . 412.466.0790 . www.stlynnspress.com Book design – Holly Rosborough · Editor – Catherine Dees
PHOTO CREDITS:
Photo on p. 170 courtesy of Hayley Goetz. All other photos courtesy of the author and Courtney Goetz.
LINE ART:
p. xx: 1,001 Floral Motifs and Ornamentals for Artists and Craftspeople, Dover Publications, Inc., 2013; pps. 32 and 56: 200 Illustrations from Gerard’s Herbal, Dover Publications, Inc., 2005; p. 36: Karen Watson, www.thegraphicsfairy.com, re: 1890’s Pharmacy catalog; p. 78: public domain, source unknown.
DISCLAIMER:
This book is intended for personal use and not to diagnose a medical condition. All recipes and information are researched for their safe ingredients and are used for topical preparation only, unless specifically noted as a beverage All of the herbal information is sourced from reputable research and author’s personal experience and regarded as safe. Not all claims are approved or advised for use by the FDA.
The healing qualities and recipes in this book are not for internal consumption unless specifically noted. Always use any ingredient, even in its raw, natural state with caution on sensitive and allergy-prone individuals, babies and persons with medical conditions. The recommendations for spa treatments are not intended for use by pregnant or nursing women.
The recipes and mix of ingredients presented in this book are researched and tried and created for personal use. They were developed through the author’s experiences, practice and knowledge base. Any similarities of recipes or outcome with other works printed or otherwise are purely coincidental.
| Printed in Canada on certified FSC recycled paperusing soy-based inks |
This title and all of St. Lynn’s Press books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use. For information please write: Special Markets Department . St. Lynn’s Press . POB 18680 . Pittsburgh, PA 15236
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
To my girls:
Alyssa, Hayley and Courtney
Growing up, you came through the door after school to smell… not the baking of cookies or other edible confections, but a new herbal concoction of some kind. Thank you for being willing testers of my recipes – accepting them with all the pungent failures and fragrant successes.
I am grateful for all the years you let me chase this gardening passion. I am truly blessed.