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Summary: Bud, Blossom & Leaf : The Magical Herb Gardener's Handbook
Review: 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.
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Summary: Bud, Blossom & Leaf : The Magical Herb Gardener's Handbook
Review: 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.
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Summary: greeting card doggerel
Review: This books mixes the kind of gardening advice you could get from the most superficial coffee-table gardening book, with singsong rhymes the likes of which are found in mainstream greeting cards. Is the author sincere about her status as high priestess, or is she laughing all the way to the bank? We may never know, but if you like bad writing you will get some utility from the book. My favorite part was where she advises putting a small statue of the Goddess into your Goddess garden, because it makes "an excellent Goddess symbol". (Used copy for sale!)
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Summary: Great Beginner Book
Review: This is a great book for someone who is new to gardening, herbal magic, or Wicca who wants to grow a basic herb garden for magical purposes; with this book and perhaps a little information on local growing conditions you can make a good start. This is *not* an in-depth guide to gardening, herbs, Wicca, or spellwork, however, and I agree with a previous reviewer who pointed out some editing problems.
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