Essential Aromatherapy Garden by Lawless, Julia -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page Title Page Copyright Contents Foreword Introduction 1: The History of the Scented Garden

THE PERSIAN GARDEN AS AN IMAGE OF PARADISE EARLY AROMATIC GARDENS THE GREEK AND ROMAN LEGACY THE MEDIEVAL MONASTIC GARDEN THE SECULAR PLEASURE GARDEN THE RENAISSANCE INFLUENCE CONTEMPORARY INFLUENCES

2: Aromatic Herbs for Heath & Cooking

EARLY HERB GARDENS THE MEDICINAL OR PHYSIC GARDEN THE AROMATHERAPY HERB GARDEN THE CULINARY HERB GARDEN SOME KITCHEN HERBS AROMATIC RECIPES

3: A Perfumery & Aromatherapy Border

ORIGINS OF THE BORDER FAVOURITE OLD-FASHIONED BORDER PLANTS THE ROSE GARDEN OTHER FRAGRANT SHRUBS FOR THE BORDER

4: Fragrant Exotica & Container Plants

THE BIRTH OF THE CONSERVATORY THE PLANT HUNTERS POTS AND CONTAINER PLANTS FRAGRANT EXOTICA FOR THE CONSERVATORY

5: Secrets From the Still Room

THE FIRST PERFUMES ORIGINS OF THE STILL ROOM THE CLASSIFICATION OF SCENT STILL-ROOM RECIPES

6: Planning an Aromatherapy Garden

SCENTS AND SENSIBILITY STARTING FROM SCRATCH DESIGNING A HERB GARDEN SCENTED ARBOURS FOCAL POINTS AND FEATURES AROMATIC TREES

7: Aromatherapy Plant Portraits

MIMOSA (Mimosaceae) YARROW (Asteraceae) CHIVES (Alliaceae) LEMON VERBENA (Verbenaceae) ANGELICA (Apiaceae) FRENCH TARRAGON (Asteraceae) MARIGOLD (Asteraceae) ROMAN CHAMOMILE (Asteraceae) ROCK ROSE (Cistaceae) BITTER ORANGE TREE (Rutaceae) LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY (Convallariaceae) CORIANDER (Apiaceae) CARNATIONS AND PINKS (Caryophyllaceae) BURNING BUSH (Rutaceae) SWEET FENNEL (Apiaceae) GARDENIA (Rubiaceae) CURRY PLANT (Asteraceae) HOPS (Cannabaceae) HYACINTH (Hyacinthaceae) BLUE HYSSOP (Lamiaceae) ELECAMPANE (Asteraceae) FLORENTINE IRIS (Iridaceae) COMMON JASMINE (Oleaceae) JUNIPER (Cupressaceae) BAY (Lauraceae) LAVENDER (Lamiaceae) MADONNA LILY (Liliaceae) HONEYSUCKLE (Caprifoliaceae) LEMON BALM (Lamiaceae) PEPPERMINT (Lamiaceae) BERGAMOT (Lamiaceae) MYRTLE (Myrtaceae) POET’S NARCISSUS (Amaryllidaceae) CATMINT (Lamiaceae) SWEET BASIL (Lamiaceae) WILD MARJORAM (Lamiaceae) ROSE GERANIUM (Geraniaceae) MINT BUSH (Lamiaceae) MIGNONETTE (Resedaceae) FLOWERING CURRANT (Grossulariaceae) ROSES (Rosaceae) ROSEMARY (Lamiaceae) GARDEN RUE (Rutaceae) COMMON SAGE (Lamiaceae) COTTON LAVENDER (Asteraceae) SAVORY (Lamiaceae) BROOM (Papilionaceae) COMMON THYME (Lamiaceae) NASTURTIUM (Tropaeolaceae) VALERIAN (Valerianaceae) SWEET VIOLET (Violaceae)

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