Herbs and the earth : an evocative excursion into the lore & legend of our common herbs
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Swain, Roger B., author of introduction.
McKibben, Bill, author of afterword.
Benson, John Howard, 1901-1956, artist.
Published
Boston : Godine, 2024.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781567927733 : PAP, 1567927734 : PAP
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Adult (4th Floor) - Adult New Nonfiction
635.7 Bes
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Published
Boston : Godine, 2024.
Street Date
2404
Language
English
ISBN
9781567927733 : PAP, 1567927734 : PAP

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Includes index.
Description
"Lavender, basil, hyssop, balm, sage, rue - the thinking gardener's guide to herbs. Writer/naturalist Henry Beston, a founding father of the environmental movement, believed that a strong connection to nature is essential. "It is only when we are aware ofthe earth and of the earth as poetry that we truly live," Beston says in his now-classic Herbs and the Earth. In this book, Beston shares one of those connections as seen through the oldest group of plants known to gardeners. "A garden of herbs," he writes, "is a garden of things loved for themselves in their wholeness and integrity. It is not a garden of flowers, but a garden of plants which are sometimes very lovely flowers and are always more than flowers." Whether you are already a committed herbalist or just dreaming of planting your first small garden, this book is a powerfully rich source of inspiration and information. As Roger B. Swain observes in his moving introduction, Herbs and the Earth has an intensity that evokes the herbs themselves, asif, pressed between the pages, their aroma has seeped into the pages. This Nonpareil edition includes a new afterword by environmentalist, educator, and author, Bill McKibben"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Beston, H., Swain, R. B., McKibben, B., & Benson, J. H. (2024). Herbs and the earth: an evocative excursion into the lore & legend of our common herbs . Godine.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Henry Beston et al.. 2024. Herbs and the Earth: An Evocative Excursion Into the Lore & Legend of Our Common Herbs. Godine.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Henry Beston et al.. Herbs and the Earth: An Evocative Excursion Into the Lore & Legend of Our Common Herbs Godine, 2024.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Beston, Henry, Roger B. Swain, Bill McKibben, and John Howard Benson. Herbs and the Earth: An Evocative Excursion Into the Lore & Legend of Our Common Herbs Godine, 2024.

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