This comprehensive book offers practical and creative ways to utilize existing natural resources simply and affordably. It creatively guides readers through the seasonal cycle and provides an overview of the most important wild herbs, complete with descriptions and recipes. From spring detox herbs and the most common summer blooms for desserts and teas, to autumn wild fruits for cooking and cosmetics, and even sprouting seeds and smoking during winter. Harvest, utilize, and enjoy regionally and seasonally with all your senses. Experience a blend of inspiration and traditional herbal knowledge. Elke Wallner-Zeinzinger is, among other things, an artist, herbal expert, and owner of a demonstration garden. She defines her philosophy of garden space as nature in the garden. Her passion lies in the beauty of nature as a source for her art.