This is the first of a more or less series of Medieval gardens, which often had to be useful and were planted to serve a certain purpose – like this one: It features herbs for kitchen and, even more, healing.



The average herb – and there were many, which are still in use today, or again in use ! was used to make meals tastier, as salt was rare and expensive , Thyme, for example was used to conserve raw meat and hinder it to rot.



Many of the tasty herbs were remedies as well – Peppermint was lovely in salads, but as well healed a sick stomach and nausea during pregnancy. And so on. Of course you will use an array of pretty and  vivid colors, in cotton and silk, as floss and perle, braid and metallic… together with beads and crystals for a rich and tactile look.



Many Herbularia were planted in or close to convents, because monks and nuns had the knowledge to  use them, brewn delicate liquors or mix tisanes and concoctions for sick people. Besides the healing ingredients many of these plants feature beautiful blooms, so they had a place to be seen, tasted and smelled.



The mere design size is 333 x 333 stitches.