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Title: Bud, Blossom & Leaf: The Magical Herb Gardener's Handbook by Dorothy Morrison ISBN: 1-56718-443-X Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: January, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.13 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Entertainment and information all in one book!
Comment: I absolutly loved this book! It covers every possible aspect of growing a successful herb garden, from ground preperation to how to get the herbs ready for winter, and the information can even be used for a flower garden.
I probably read the entire book in about 3 days because of the entertaining way Dorothy Morrison wrote this book, and it was more like reading a favorite novel. Even if you are not in to Magick, this will prove an excellent read for gardening beginners or anyone just looking to start a successful garden. I would recomment this to anyone and give it 5 stars!
Rating: 4
Summary: Bud, Blossom & Leaf : The Magical Herb Gardener's Handbook
Comment: This book is probably the most complete Witches herb planting reference book I've seen in a long time. It was made for a Witch to put together his/her herb garden.
Ms. Morrison starts with the basics; choosing the right places to plant, the kind of garden you want (kitchen, healers etc.), choosing plants, seeds, pots, tools; all those things that makes a garden a garden. She talks about watering, spacing, weeding, insect pests. She also gives some very basic yet excellent advice on practical control of both weeds and insect pests. Companion planting, beneficial attractants and repellents, she includes many simple and common sense ideas for keeping your garden in order.
Then she makes it magical... Gardening permission Ritual, Blessings of the seeds, protection spells for sprouts, invoking the Spring Ritual, magical help for indoor plants. All the additional things a Witch gardener would want to know in addition to the usual gardeners information.
I was pleased that Dorothy included the basics of gardening as well as the magical aspects. Most books I've seen cover either one or the other. You get a book on gardening, and it tells you about laying out the various types of plants, all the basics on compost etc. etc. Magical digests cover the usual properties of herbs, astrological inferences for different plants and so on. Ms. Morrison put it together in one handy reference book. She has even included some recipes that can be made from materials you harvest from your garden. A very complete book if you ask me.
I have always enjoyed Ms. Morrison's work. She is continually coming up with new ways to look at things, and this book has not disappointed me. She even has a section on floriography - the language of the plants. OK, it means what the plants energy and vibrations are. Very important to know if you want to use any of your garden in your spell castings. Magical associations is just another plus to make this more than just another gardening book.
A little magical help on my first planting of this kind can only help, I think.
Rating: 4
Summary: For the novice or for entertainment
Comment: For the novice, I gave it 4 stars. This book would give you a good start on the love of growing herbs.
For those who were hoping for an in depth study on magical gardening, I'd have to sadly give it 1 star. I already have quite a library regarding gardening and herbs, and I was really expecting something more in-depth, something more serious. There are a lot of "rituals" and "spells" in this book, but they are either no-brainers for me (like a garden blessing ritual) or they are really just tried-and-true folk remedies revamped into a Wiccan spell.
Perhaps this book would have connected better with someone who was also in the novice stage of Witchcraft as well?
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Title: Garden Witchery: Magick from the Ground Up by Ellen Dugan, Zins ISBN: 0738703184 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Everyday Magic: Spells & Rituals for Modern Living by Dorothy Morrison ISBN: 1567184693 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Llewellyn's Sourcebook Series) by Scott Cunningham ISBN: 0875421229 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: May, 1985 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Gardening With the Goddess: Creating Gardens of Spirit and Magick by Patricia Telesco ISBN: 1564145530 Publisher: New Page Books Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The Craft: A Witch's Book of Shadows by Dorothy Morrison ISBN: 1567184464 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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