HEALING GARDEN

HEALING GARDEN

by David Squire (Author)

Synopsis

The Healing Garden is a practical guide to a wide range of ways in which the garden can be made into a place to heal body, mind and soul. Interpreting healing in its widest sense, the book explores historical traditions of gardens as places of peace and meditation and as a source of medicinal plants. Each chapter deals with one kind of healing and introduces specific plants of interest, explaining their uses in a variety of contexts - from edible feasts to folklore remedies.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Vega Books
Published: 26 Jul 2002

ISBN 10: 1843335840
ISBN 13: 9781843335849

Author Bio
David Squire is the renowned author of over fifty books on gardening. Alongside an immense practical knowledge of the subject, he has a special interest in plant folklore and garden history, which he combines in this title. He studied botany and horticulture at the Hertfordshire College of Horticulture and at the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden at Wisley, where he gained the Wisley Diploma in Horticulture.