A Year in the Enchanted Garden: Cultivating the Witch's Soul with Spells, Crafts & Garden Know-How

by Monica Crosson

Step onto the Garden Path with a Year of Spells, Stories & Soil Dig into your Witchcraft with month-by-month gardening guidance for flowers, herbs, vegetables, trees, and more. Featuring dozens of spells, charms, and activities, this hands-on book helps you select, grow, and harvest the best plants for your region and shows you how to use them in your magickal practice. Monica Crosson devotes three chapters to each month, sharing both practical and magickal tips on timely garden tasks. Her inviting collection blooms with stories, recipes, and crafts as well as correspondences for stones, colors, animals, zodiac signs, and more. Deepen your connection to Mother Nature with thirteen Celtic tree month full moon rituals. Revel in the rich folklore, sabbat celebrations, and garden-based deities. Whatever hardiness zone you hail from, A Year in the Enchanted Garden will nurture your love of plants and guide you through growing your most plentiful garden yet.

Genres: Nonfiction, Gardening, Ebooks

424 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2024

Reviews

[Dorian Jandreau · Rating 4 out of 5]

Knyga skirta visoms žaliosioms raganoms ir raganiams. Skaitėsi gan lengvai, bet skyriai tikrai ilgi. Autorė ne vien pateikia sausą informaciją, bet prideda istorinių ir folkloro įdomybių, receptų ir burtų. Kadangi knyga yra apie augalus ir sodą-daržą, tai visa dėmesys ir skiriamas šiems dalykams. Sužinojau keletą naujų dalykų, bet dauguma informacijos jau buvo man žinoma.

Knyga suskirstyta į metų mėnesius ir kiekviename skyriuje aptariami to mėnesio augalai pateikiami burtai, ir nagrinėjama nauja tema skirta tam mėnesiui. Autorė nemažai pasakojimų paima iš savo gyvenimo, kas tikrai labai įdomu, bet tuo pačiu ir kiek per daug asmeninio gyvenimo ir per mažai informacijos.

Burtų nemažai išsirašiau į savo Šešėlių knygą. Nors daugumai burtų būtų sunku rasti reikalingus augalus... Šiaip norėčiau nusipirkti popierinę knygą, nes bendrai susumavus knyga man patiko ir gavau naudos iš jos.

[Clover · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5/5
Full of information and broken up into easy chunks.

I really loved this book. Crosson breaks the book into each month and then breaks them down into stories, herbs, spells, and a to-do list for each month. A lot of the stories are personal, which I did enjoy. She also mentions deities and their stories too.

The spells incorporate the flowers/plants of the month/season but sometimes says to use a picture. It would have been nicer to see some substitutions, but I still appreciated them. The pictures and illustrations were lovely and I only wish there were more!

The appendix in the back has all the plants in alphabetical order and their correspondences. It also includes a hearty bibliography and a large index for complete ease of use and reference. It's very thought out and thorough, I love seeing these additions in books and the level of these are perfect!

Overall, this book is a must have for any green witch, anyone starting a garden, or anyone looking to add more to an existing one. I'll happily purchase this for myself as I'll get a lot out of it even if some of the things are found in other books. I think it's great for any level.

I found this at my local library and I'm so pleased to have the chance to read it before deciding to buy it. Check your local library for a copy or request that they purchase it!