Herbs and the Earth: An Evocative Excursion Into the Lore & Legend of Our Common Herbs

by Henry Beston

Book Overview

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 of the 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567921884
• ISBN13: 9781567921885
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

An Herbalist's Bible

Until you have read Herbs and the Earth by Henry Beston, you know half of what the Earth knows of magic, fine gardening and great literature. I have read most of the writers from Findhorn and Perelandra, as well as Emerson, Thoreau, Steiner and the rest; I find here a more authentic connection with the earth from one of the most eloquent translators of her many voices. You will find much love and lore in this book. Beston's depth and devotion will amaze and delight you. I consider this the herbalist's bible, if only they knew it!