The Earth Shall Blossom

Shaker Herbs and Gardening

By: Galen Beale, Mary Rose Boswel

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Paperback | 8 January 2010 | Edition Number 1

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The Shakers endlessly fascinate us; they seem always to offer something new. We are drawn again and again to their philosophy of simple, resourceful living, to their artifacts, and to their architecture, music, furniture, and agriculture. 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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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Who are the Shakers?	p. xiii
Shaker Timeline	p. xvii
Shaker Communities	p. xxiv
Creating a "Heaven on Earth"	p. 1
The Development of the Shakers' Herb Business	p. 19
"If You Want a Splendid Garden, Buy the Shakers' Garden Seeds"	p. 35
Shaker Gardens Today	p. 45
"Persevering Faithfulness": Creating Your Shaker Herb Garden	p. 63
"The Power to Heal": The Shakers' Medical Practices	p. 101
The First Herbalists	p. 115
The Age of the Cure	p. 133
Culinary Herbs	p. 155
Domestic Uses of Herbs	p. 177
"These Shall Speak with Touching Power": Shaker Catalogs	p. 203
Shaker Catalog	p. 219
Medicinal Herb Catalogs	p. 223
Seed Catalogs	p. 229
Notes	p. 235
Bibliography	p. 251
Index	p. 259
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