Herbs of the BibleCitadel Press, 2003 - 220 páginas Combining wisdom from the Good Book and America's most popular hobby, Allan A. Swenson celebrates the glories of biblical herbs. From aloe to coriander, dill to hyssop, and sage to wormwood, Herbs of the Bible and How to Grow Them provides gardeners with essential information on planting times, soil preparation, herb care (in and out-of-doors), drying and cooking methods -- even how to use the herbs for aromatherapy. Readers will also find out where the herbs are mentioned in the Bible and have a complete guide to biblical gardens around the United States and the rest of the world -- with a special chapter on the magnificent Biblical Garden Preserve outside Tel Aviv.Complete with sources for seeds and gardening supplies, plans for designing a personal garden, and a list of places that feature herbs of the Bible, such as the Cloisters in New York City, this an indispensable book that will enable readers to nurture beautiful plants as well as their own spirituality. |
Contenido
A Scriptural Heritage | 1 |
and Friends | 8 |
Aloe Chamomile Coriander Cumin Dill | 39 |
Flavor Your Life with Kitchen Herbal | 70 |
Pick the Right Site Prepare Well | 116 |
Cultivate Gods Beauty Everywhere | 131 |
Worlds Most Magnificent Biblical Garden | 162 |
Favorite Biblical Garden Websites and Plant | 184 |
Glossary | 201 |
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aloes ancient areas aromatic balm beauty Bible Biblical garden Biblical herbs Biblical plants bitter herbs blooms borage botanical bulbs caraway catalogs chamomile chicory chives Church color comfrey compost congregation container coriander crocus cucumbers cumin dandelion dill earth Egypt Egyptian enjoy especially feet tall fennel fertilizer flavor flowers fragrance frankincense fruit full sun garlic Greek green Growing Tips grown growth harvest Hebrew herb gardens herbal herbalists Holy Land horehound horseradish Hudson-Knapp hyssop inches long Israel lavender leaves leeks lettuce mail-order mail-order catalogs marjoram mature medicinal Mediterranean melons mentioned mulch muskmelon mustard myrrh Neot Kedumim Numbers nutrients olive onion organic matter P.O. Box parsley perennial Plant Profile Pliny pots references Roman roots rosemary sage salads savory scholars Scriptures seedlings seeds shrubs Song of Solomon spices spring stems summer summer savory tasty trees types varieties vegetables weeds well-drained wormwood yellow