The popular image of faeryland is that of a magical garden – a flowering, perfumed mini-paradise that blossoms in secret somewhere in the heart of nature. This spellbinding book traces the historical origins of the faery garden, with the help of ‘eye-witness’ accounts from folk tales and evocative descriptions from the pens of poets and writers through the centuries. It describes the bewitching beauty of these creatures and their twilight world; it explores faery rings and other mysterious natural phenomena and warns of the dangers that can befall those who stray unwittingly into faeryland. A seasonal gallery of flower faeries offers spells for both good and evil based on the potent magic of individual flowers and trees, as well as explaining their meanings and myths. Here you can find out the secrets of designing a faery grove or cultivating a faery potions plot – allowing you to make concoctions for healing or magical protection. Learn how to plan and plant your own faery garden – the garden that Titania might have enjoyed in Shakespeare’s faery wood in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, including a plan to recreate her flowery bower. Enhanced with lavish illustrations, original paintings and ephemera, this bewitching book is a must for all those enchanted by these ethereal creatures