Garden Witchery: Magick from the Ground Up

265 Pages·2003·10.39 MB·English

by  Ellen Dugan

About the Author Ellen Dugan, also known as the
Garden Witch, is a psychic-clairvoyant who lives in
Missouri with her husband and three teenage children.
A practicing witch for over fifteen years, Ellen also has
many years of nursery and garden center experience,
including landscape and garden design. She received
her Master Gardener status through the University of
Missouri and her local county extension office. Look for
other articles by Ellen in Llewellyn’s annual Magical
Almanac, Wicca Almanac, and Herbal Almanac. Visit
her online at www.ellendugan.com.
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This book is dedicated in loving memory to my grandmother,
Dorothy Catherine
1908-2001
She made a wicked pot roast and was a wonderful grandmother.
She taught a young girl the names of all the wildflowers and
encouraged her to walk alone and unafraid through the woods.
She cherished books and poetry and had unfulfilled dreams
of being a writer someday . . . I hope she knows that
she helped to inspire me to become one instead.
contents
A
CKNOWLEDGMENTS
I
NTRODUCTION
I: What Is Garden Witchery?
2: Backyard Magick 3: Flower Magick 4: Florigraphy and Flower Folklore 5: Enchanted Specialty
Gardens 6: Moon Gardening, Magick, and Astrological Timing 7: Faery Magick 8: Garden Witch Crafts
9: Sabbat Celebrations for Families 10: Garden Magick from the Ground Up Gardening Journal
G
LOSSARY
B
IBLIOGRAPHY
The murmur of a bee,
A witchcraft yieldeth me . . .
EMILY DICKINSON
Acknowledgments To my friends, who from the
beginning encouraged me to write. To Rebecca and
Cindy for their insights, listening to me babble and
making me howl with laughter. To Colleen, my
gardening buddy, who braved it out with me during our
Master Gardener classes, and especially to Paula, who
always demanded, “When are you going to write that
book?” Thanks for all the support and faith in me. Also
a high-tech thanks to Ben, our resident Computer
Wizard, for all your assistance.
A special thanks goes to my magickal friends. For Amy, my fellow witch
mom, and to her children. To Scott, with appreciation for the use of your library.
To Mickie and her girls, and to Nicole, an incredibly talented garden witch.
Thanks for your friendship, Nicole, and for your help with the bath salt recipes.
Also, I’d like to thank the ladies at Llewellyn: new submissions editor, Megan
Atwood; my editor, Becky Zins; and Kerigwen, for the gorgeous artwork.
To my family, for your patience with me as I worked on this book. I’m
grateful for your bearing with me while I shouted at the old computer and then
made myself crazy trying to learn a new one. My loving appreciation goes to my
two teenage sons, for always asking how the book was coming along, for the
emergency computer lessons, and for unwavering encouragement and
enthusiasm. To my magickal daughter Kat, whom I cherish. Thank you for
pushing me to write the faerie chapter and for quietly pulling up a chair and
offering to help make my spells rhyme.
Finally, to my husband, Ken. It’s been a great twenty years. This is for making
me laugh at the most inappropriate times of my life and for creating a
wonderfully loud, boisterous, and happy family with me. I love you. Thanks for
always believing . . . in both me and the magick.