{"product_id":"kew-the-witchs-garden-plants-in-folklore-magic-and-traditional-medicine-9781787394360","title":"Kew: The Witch's Garden: Plants in Folklore, Magic and Traditional Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Witch's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e describes over 50 of the world's most powerful, harmful, legendary and storied plants\u003c\/b\u003e - from the screaming mandrake to calming St John's Wort, to predicting the weather with seaweed, the creation of salves for broken hearts, sore heads, protection from evil spirits and to even induce immortality. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you like to call them, those who cultivate plants for their apparent mystical properties have existed for thousands of years. \u003ci\u003eThe Witch's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of our folkloric fascination with these magical specimens, documenting the beliefs and rituals surrounding the natural world. Illustrated with pages from herbals held within the archives of the \u003ci\u003eRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew\u003c\/i\u003e, along with botanical illustrations and archival images depicting magic and mayhem, \u003ci\u003eThe Witch's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully evokes the bewitching nature of mysterious plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence, Sandra:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eSandra Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and author. She writes for the \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Londonist.com and the \u003ci\u003eEnglish Garden\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the London columnist for \u003ci\u003eBritish Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and is on the Q\u0026amp;A panel of experts for \u003ci\u003eHistory Revealed\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Her travel writing is collected on madamepassepartout.com.","brand":"Welbeck Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608793288978,"sku":"9781787394360","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2eb2306e-ea2f-4518-8304-374d03d97f46.jpg?v=1732326072","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kew-the-witchs-garden-plants-in-folklore-magic-and-traditional-medicine-9781787394360","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}