The Holistic Gardener (published by Mercier Press) is a handy guide to quick and effective first-aid treatments for commonly occurring accidents and complaints, derived from garden, pantry and under-sink sources. From a thorn prick to heatstroke, from chapped hands to heart attack, from pesticide poisoning to wasp stings: all of these can be treated on site with what you grow. The resource is on your doorstep: the plant beside you as your work or relax in the garden can be the answer to the hive, ache or watery eye. It is written by a professional gardener with a lifetime of experience of accidents that can happen in the garden and of how to cure/respond within the garden context using plants and items at hand in the garden. All the dots are joined, you won’t need a book on herbs, a book on homemade remedy preparation and a garden plant reference – they are all combined in the first aid advice in this book.
About The Holistic Gardener:
Fiann O'Nuallain is an award-winning garden designer and horticultural therapist. He is co-presenter on RTE's 'Dermot's Secret Garden' and makes regular contributions to other TV and radio programmes on the natural environment, biodiversity, ecological gardening and GIY. He regularly blogs, and contributes to a variety of gardening and health magazines across Europe. Fiann develops outreach horticulture programmes with Dublin City Council and other agencies working with children at risk, elder groups, and adults in recovery and community regeneration projects.
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