Strange Garden Beliefs
A selection of ancient and otherwise beliefs perhaps still held by some. Of course, they aren't true and could never happen--touch wood.
- Weeping willow wood brings sadness and sorrow
- Rosemary and sage grow well in the garden where the woman dominates
- Never openly give a plant cutting to someone
- Parsley and basil will only grow if you curse them vigorously
- If you're pregnant while planting seeds, everything will do well
- Never plant or graft anything on Sunday
- Dandelions brought into the house will cause children to wet the bed
- A cradle made of rowan wood will protect the child from witches
- Planting an elder bush near the home protects against witches
- The dew collected from the perennial lady's mantle can turn base metals into gold
- Fairies live inside foxglove flowers
- A hedge of gooseberries protects the home from the devil
- If Kniphofia blooms in fall, a family member will die
- It will bring bad luck if nuts are collected on a Sunday
- Bringing hawthorne flowers into the house will cause a death in the family
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Wes Porter——Bio and Archives
Wes Porter is a horticultural consultant and writer based in Toronto. Wes has over 40 years of experience in both temperate and tropical horticulture from three continents.