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Amazon says
‘This book is a well-written and interesting work containing a huge amount of fascinating historical information about the uses of lavender. Well worth its place on the shelf of a lavender enthusiast.’
Alastair Christie of Jersey Lavender says ‘It's a great update, and packed with fascinating insights.’
Does it intrigue you that Gerard, the Elizabethan herbalist, prescribed lavender for ‘the panting and passion of the heart’, or that a little book on herbs from the beginning of the 14th century reckoned Lavender was Rosemary’s wife?
Do you want to visit one of the 30 odd UK lavender farms distributed from the north west of Scotland to the Isle of Wight, or look at pretty picts. of lavender fields in the Antipodes?
You could read about the cries of those who stood on London’s street corners selling bunches, about the old centres of cultivation, or simply which varieties might suit your garden and their correct botanical names.
Full of startling snippets of mythology, The Story of Lavender makes an overview of a subject to which there is no end.
Contents
Acknowledgements vi
Foreword viii
Foreword to second edition x
Foreword to third edition xii1.
1. Origin of the Name 1
2. Different Kinds of Lavender 4
3. Beginnings 16
4. Middle Ages 19
5. Herbalists 23
6. Herb Gardens 28
7. The Still-room 31
8. Yardley 36
9. Victorian Whimsy 42
10. Criers and their Cries 48
11. Mitcham Physic Gardens 55
12. Potter & Moore 60
13. Cultivation in Mitcham 66
14. On the Wane 74
15. Wallington, Carshalton & Sutton 78
16. Hitchin’s Boom 87
17. Further Afield 94
18. Norfolk Lavender 98
19. UK Lavender Farms, 21st Century 104
20. World Production 115
21. A Lavender to Suit 137
22. A Common or Garden Plant 147
23. Aromatherapy & Medicinal Use 150
Appendix: Lavender Farms and Nurseries 157
Index 162
The Story of Lavender, (third edition) , paperback, is printed on quality paper, with fine illustrations
170p, 16 col. Plates, 20 b&w picts: Prices given below include postage and packing
£13.50 for the UK , £14.50 Europe, £15.50 rest of the World
You can pay by cheque to Sally Festing at 10 Central Maltings, Kiln Lane, Manningtree, CO11 1HR
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