How to Grow an Astrological Herb Garden
Find an area of the garden where you can create a circular shape for planting the herbs., Divide the circle into 12 sections, making sure that each section is large enough for each growing herb. , Find suitable herbs for each star sign., Plant the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Find an area of the garden where you can create a circular shape for planting the herbs.
Dig and mulch as required in readiness for planting. -
Step 2: Divide the circle into 12 sections
, Examples are as follows:
Pisces: agrimony, lemon balm, betony, borage, chervil, dandelion, hyssop, sage, costmary, meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), and wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia).
Aries: basil, lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria), wormwood, garlic, and cat thyme.
Taurus: teasel (Dipsacus sativus), sorrel, coltsfoot, fennel, foxglove, marshmallow, mint, yarrow, tansy, thyme, lovage, moneywort, and soapwort.
Gemini: pellitory of the wall, dill, parsley, vervain, and Good King Henry.
Cancer: chickweed (Stellaria media), privet, cleavers (Galium aparine), white rose, purslane (Portulaca oleracea) and white poppy (Papaver spp).
Leo: salad burnet, chamomile, celandine, chicory (Cichorium intybus), heartsease pansy, marigold, rosemary, St John's wort, angelica, rue and eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis).
Virgo: same as Gemini, plus horehound, lavender, southernwood, calamint and fennel.
Libra: motherwort, Lady's mantle, mint, sage, lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), herb Robert, tansy, red rose, Lady's bedstraw, feverfew and pennyroyal.
Scorpio: the same as Aries.
Sagittarius: the same as Pisces.
Capricorn: comfrey, heartsease, Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum), woad, valerian, bistort (Polygonum bistorta) and rupturewood (Herniaria glabra).
Aquarius: the same as Capricorn. , Make signs to show which herbs relate to which astrological signs, so that people visiting the garden can appreciate its significance. -
Step 3: making sure that each section is large enough for each growing herb.
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Step 4: Find suitable herbs for each star sign.
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Step 5: Plant the herbs in the garden space that you have chosen.
Detailed Guide
Dig and mulch as required in readiness for planting.
, Examples are as follows:
Pisces: agrimony, lemon balm, betony, borage, chervil, dandelion, hyssop, sage, costmary, meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), and wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia).
Aries: basil, lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria), wormwood, garlic, and cat thyme.
Taurus: teasel (Dipsacus sativus), sorrel, coltsfoot, fennel, foxglove, marshmallow, mint, yarrow, tansy, thyme, lovage, moneywort, and soapwort.
Gemini: pellitory of the wall, dill, parsley, vervain, and Good King Henry.
Cancer: chickweed (Stellaria media), privet, cleavers (Galium aparine), white rose, purslane (Portulaca oleracea) and white poppy (Papaver spp).
Leo: salad burnet, chamomile, celandine, chicory (Cichorium intybus), heartsease pansy, marigold, rosemary, St John's wort, angelica, rue and eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis).
Virgo: same as Gemini, plus horehound, lavender, southernwood, calamint and fennel.
Libra: motherwort, Lady's mantle, mint, sage, lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), herb Robert, tansy, red rose, Lady's bedstraw, feverfew and pennyroyal.
Scorpio: the same as Aries.
Sagittarius: the same as Pisces.
Capricorn: comfrey, heartsease, Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum), woad, valerian, bistort (Polygonum bistorta) and rupturewood (Herniaria glabra).
Aquarius: the same as Capricorn. , Make signs to show which herbs relate to which astrological signs, so that people visiting the garden can appreciate its significance.
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