Product Description

A guide to the outdoor world and nature-based spirituality for real witches everywhere. Kate West explains how to set up your own sacred space in the garden and how to grow herbs for use in spells and remedies. The Real Witches' Garden is a practical guide to witchcraft in the garden -- whether you have 20 acres or a window box!Contents:; Nature based spirituality -- Witchcraft by another name.; How the garden fits into your life and your Craft.; The garden as a sacred space for working ritual.; The elemental garden -- earth, air, fire, water and spirit.; The garden as a medicine store -- herbs and herbal remedies.; The smallest of gardens -- window boxes, pots and containers.; Plant associations -- a list of plants relating to various aspects of the Craft.; Planting and tending by the natural cycles -- the lunar calendar and the wheel of the year.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16027 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
Kate West is the author of The Real Witches' Handbook and The Real Witches' Kitchen. She is Media Officer for The Children of Artemis and High Priestess of the Hearth of Hecate, which runs a popular email support and enquiry service for Witches around the world. A practising Wiccan for over 25 years, she has excellent international contacts.

Customer Reviews

Kate West Steps out of the Kitchen and into the Garden!
The same size as 'The Real Witches' Kitchen'(Pub by Element), 'The Real Witches' Garden is perfect company on the bookshelf. Both books have the most beautiful front covers!
Written in the typical Kate West style, this book sends you off into the Gardener's World, even if you are not normally green-fingered and may only have access to a window box!
The contents have obviously been well researched and tested.
Twelve chapters(178 pages) take you through to the Three Appendices which include 'What Witchcraft really Is', so a good starting point for the novice to The Craft, as well!
This section includes a definition of the eight Sabbats(Wheel of the Year) and follows on to a 'Terms and Definitions' section - a handy glossary of all you need to know!
A brilliant book from a brilliant author!

Witchy Gardening!
Kate West's guide to Gardening the Witches way.

This is a wonderful book, so much information, including how to grow herbs to use for spells, planning your garden in fact everything magickally related for your garden! And if you have 20 acres or 20cm it doesn't matter anyone can really get something out of this book.

This is not a comprehensive guide to herbs etc, it might be good to use another herbs book in conjunction with this too. This is also brilliant to use with The Real Witches Kitchen I own both and they both work extremely well together.

Kate has also included information about Witchcraft so this would be a brilliant book for someone new to Witchcraft as well, though I would recommend getting a couple of Kate's other books if you are new too. And she has written some really good suggestions for Sabbats too.

All in all a brilliant book, and brilliant information as always.

Green Witches Ahoy-this one is for you!
I dunno if anyone else has noticed but there's a vast array of witchy books flooding the market. It must be a very daunting prospect therefore to find a new angle upon which to write. Kate West has taken up this challenge, and stepped out of her kitchen taking us into her garden to explore gardening from a witchy perspective, and in doing so she's really succeeded in making such a subject interesting to this modern witch! Written in her usual non-condescending style, Kate talks us through her work with wit and eloquence. I must admit to owning all of her previous works, but was anxious to see how interesting this would be, having no previous experience of gardening yet being very keen to learn. Kate doesn't disappoint, inside this lovely-looking book you'll find a comprehensive guide to making your garden your very own sacred space. It's evident that this book has been a labour of love, and the subject has obviously been well-researched. There is information on planning your garden, and dedication rituals for your outdoor space. Of particular interest are the chapters on tiny and indoor gardens-a great idea, especially for urban witches who haven't the space ( or the time) to spend tending a large garden. There are suggestions for themed gardens, Elemental and Medicinal, and a comprehensive list of plants suitable for each. You'll find a lovely chapter-'Plants for Magic' as well as a somewhat expected chapter on Lunar Gardening and plant care. There's also a comprehensive glossary of terms, plus appendices, one entitled 'What Witchcraft really Is'. It seemed a bit odd to have such a chapter in a book which is really aimed towards a practioner, rather than a newbie to the craft, but even so, it is nice to read and sits well with the rest of the book. There're some lovely suggestions for Sabbat workings in this book. I've really enjoyed it, and will dip into it in the future months as I design and create my very own witchy garden. The only problem is this book really wants to make you rush out and make a start on it-but with a fair few inches of snow on the ground at the moment it's probably not the best time of year to begin gardening! I'd highly recommend this to my fellow readers, and I think it would make a perfect gift for a Witch-friend who is both new to gardening or a seasoned pruner.