Achieving Authenticity in a Medieval Garden

Authors

  • Anthony Lyman-Dixon Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28599

Keywords:

medieval diet, vegetables, medieval herbals, Agnus Castus, historic gardens/recreations, poisons

Abstract

The article looks at what it would take to create an authentic medieval garden and looks at the problems facing those who attempt to re-create them today, in terms of differences between historic and contemporary vegetables, restrictions due to the pre-Colombian exchange time-frame, emphasis by medieval gardeners to favour medicinal rather than purely culinary vegetables and so forth.

Author Biography

  • Anthony Lyman-Dixon, Independent Scholar

    Anthony Lyman-Dixon owns and runs Arne Herbs, a nursery in north Somerset and writes widely on the history of herbs and plants.

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Published

2012-08-01

Issue

PPC 96 (2012)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Lyman-Dixon, Anthony. 2012. “Achieving Authenticity in a Medieval Garden”. Petits Propos Culinaires, August, 59-65. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28599.