Product Description

"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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #891077 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-26
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

About the Author
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.