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The Earth Shall Blossom

Shaker Herbs and Gardening

Galen Beale Mary Rose Boswell

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English
Countryman Press Inc.
08 January 2010
"This book explores the Shakers' herb gardening heritage. It combines colorful history, practical growing and harvesting advice, and a guide to existing Shaker gardens. You will learn here how to plan and plant you own Shaker garden-a garden you will enjoy all the more by understanding its links to a tradition that began in 1774. ""The Earth Shall Blossom"" provides:
* Designs for your own color, fragrance, tea, culinary, or medicinal gardens
* Gardening tips from the 19th-century Shakers' Manual as well as up-to-date advice on growing and preserving herbs
* Descriptions of restored Shaker gardens from Maine to Kentucky
* Shaker herbal recipes for kitchen, bath, and medicinal use
* Over 60 illustrations, including period prints All of this is woven in with the entertaining and engaging history of the Shakers' agrarian life and their pioneering herb and herbal remedy business."

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Imprint:   Countryman Press Inc.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   455g
ISBN:   9780881501834
ISBN 10:   0881501832
Pages:   262
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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