The Faery Garden

The popular image of faeryland is that of a magical garden—a miniature paradise that secretly blossoms in the heart of nature. In this captivating book, Beatrice Phillpotts traces the origins of the faery garden as she draws on centuries of folk tales, poetry, and phantasmagoric iconography. Discover the bewitching beauty of these creatures and their twilight world; explore faery rings and other mysterious natural phenomena; and beware the dangers that can befall those who stray unwittingly into faeryland! Here, too, are spells based on the potent magic of flowers and trees, and the secrets of designing a faery grove or cultivating a faery-potions plot, allowing you to make concoctions for healing or magical protection. For children discovering the pleasures of magical worlds, or for adults who still remember, The Faery Garden is pure enchantment.