Witches garden

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A Witches Garden is an herb garden specifically designed and used for the cultivation of cooking and magickal, and/or medicinal herbs.

Herb gardens developed from the general gardens of the ancient classical worlds, used for growing vegetables, flowers, fruits and medicines. For centuries the wise women and healers understood the magick with the herbs for healing and magickal intent. During the medieval period, monks and nuns acquired this medical knowledge and grew the necessary herbs in specialized gardens. Later, in fear of losing their power over the common people, all others; Wise Women and healers we call Witch and Evil for the same healing they had be honored for centuries before.

Typical plants found within a Witches Garden are; Rosemary, Sage, Parsley, Mint, Catnip, Henbane, Marjoram, Thyme, Rue, Angelica, Bay, Oregano, Dill, and Basil. With the advance of medical and botanical sciences in Renaissance Europe, monastic herb gardens developed into botanical gardens.