Witch's Orchard

Witch's Orchard by Sandra Lawrence A beautiful folk history of the weird and wonderful orchard, from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the author of Witch's Garden. READERS' PRAISE FOR THE WITCH'S GARDEN SERIES: "This book is a thing of beauty" "Quirky and very informative... What a gem!" "Very readable with fabulous pictures" "A must for anyone interested in folklore, herbalism or botanical art" "What a gorgeous, erudite, evocative book" Welcome to the witch's orchard, where vampire melons and hedgerow fairy forts meet lucky lemons and poisoned apples - but before you take a bite, discover the magic (both good and evil) within the delicious fruits you'll find... From the blood-soaked mythology of the pomegranate and wild cherry medicine to haunted walnut trees and talking papayas, Witch's Orchard is a gorgeously illustrated cornucopia of over 60 plant species. With 100 beautiful images depicting esoteric beliefs from around the world as well as botanical illustrations from the archives at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this is a captivating collection of orchard lore. Sandra Lawrence is a journalist and author. She writes for the Evening Standard, Guardian, Financial Times, The Times, Londonist.com and the English Garden. She is the London columnist for British Heritage magazine and is on the Q&A panel of experts for History Revealed magazine. Her travel writing is collected on madamepassepartout.com. Hardback. 208 pages Height 218 Millimeters Width 157 Millimeters Thickness 24 Millimeters