Synopses & Reviews
A delightful new gift edition collects everything there is to know about faeriesfrom history and superstitions to famous faeries and instructions for creating a faery dellThe most popular image of Faeryland is of an enchanted garden, a flowering mini-paradise secretly blossoming in the heart of nature. This captivating book traces the historical origins of the faery garden with the help of "eyewitness" accounts from folk tales and evocative descriptions from poets and playwrights. It offers faery spells for both good and evil, explores "faery rings" and other mysterious natural phenomena, celebrates the charm of the flower faeries, and provides instructions on planning and planting a faery garden. Notes on how to create the kind of faery garden that Titania might have enjoyed in A Midsummer Night's Dream include a plan to recreate her flowery bank, a magic potions and healing garden, and a meditation water garden within a magic grove. The enchanting text is lavishly illustrated with original paintings, stage designs, and other ephemera, making it the ideal gift for anyone drawn to these ethereal creatures.
Review
"A quintessential book for the fairy lover." —National Review Network
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Beatrice Phillpotts is an editor, journalist, and art critic. Her other books include The Faeryland Companion and Mermaids.