Book Description
Valuable Garden Weeds takes a look over our shoulders into the past when some of todays common garden weeds had valuable uses, both for practical purposes and for rituals.
It features eighteen weeds, from the lowly Chickweed to the spreading Sycamore tree, all of which are illustrated. They open up a wonderful window into our social history. Why were Horsetails called Pewterwort? With what did bowyers and fletchers polish their wood? Is it safe to put Groundsel into your salads?
Do you know somebody who hates weeding? This book is full of reasons to honour our weeds!
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.