Due to its numerous benefits, tea drinking has an extensive history and cultural background. Ever since it became a daily habit in the 3rd century CE, tea consumption led to the spread of tea gardening. Historical evidence shows that the plant used for tea was grown for medicinal purposes long before tea cultivation laid the foundation for use in modern medicine. The traditional methods of preparing healing drinks from these plants have survived largely unaltered - and for a good reason. As you'll learn from this guidebook, cultivating herbs for tea is one of the most straightforward ways to acquire some good gardening skills.

However, before you begin planting your garden, you'll need to familiarize yourself with the basics of tea farming. This book has a chapter dedicated to all the tools you need for planting, growing, harvesting, and preparing tea - and another one that enlists the herbs you can grow in your tea garden. A massive advantage of tea gardening is that you can cultivate the necessary herbs anywhere - from rooftops to gardens to balconies and windows. There are plenty of tips on creating specific growing conditions needed in each location, depending on your agro-climatic conditions.