The Wiccan garden is a wonderful place to express your Wiccan ethics and surround yourself with the herbs and other plants that can be used in The Craft. There are many examples of Wiccan gardens ranging from perfectly ordinary “kitchen gardens�?to more elaborate gardens that might contain altars, statues and other objects of significance to a Wicca.

In the Wiccan belief system the upright pentacle/pentagram is the symbol of Morgan, an ancient Celtic goddess. Pentacles and pentagrams are often worn by Wiccas as a charm or jewelry and also used on their altars. It is also traced using an athame (a ritual knife) or by hand during Wiccan rituals. The pentacle is used to cast and banish healing circles. Certain Wiccas interpret the five points as symbolic of the elements of earth, air, fire, water, and spirit or the directions of north, south, east, west and spirit. The Pentacle is an ideal design for an interesting and meaningful Wiccan garden.

For those who wish to create this kind of Wiccan garden here are the basic instructions for a Pentacle Garden:

1) Find a level area in a sunny location for your Wiccan garden. This is where you will create your pentacle herb garden. Decide where the centre of the garden will be and drive a stake into the ground. Tie a piece of string to the stake and tie one end to a sand-filled bottle.

Tip: If you want to create a Wiccan garden with a diameter of eight feet use a string that measures four feet.

2) Make the string taut and turn the bottle upside down. This will allow the sand to pour out. Walk clockwise in a complete circle. This will form the outer circle of your pentagram. You can cover this area of your Wiccan garden with stones, rocks, bricks or any other material of your choice.

3) The next step in creating your Wiccan garden is to remove the stake, string and the bottle. Take some time to prepare the soil within the circle you have created.

4) Now you are going to create the five pointed Wiccan garden. Use the edge of a board to guide you and make five straight lines of stones or bricks inside the circle. This is your pentagram.

5) You have created your pentacle garden! You can now start to plant herbs inside the circle. Herbs that are commonly used in a Wiccan garden include:

* Agrimony
* Basil
* Birch
* Catnip
* Cinquefoil
* Coriander
* Dill
* Feverfew
* Heather
* Lavender
* Lovage
* Mint
* Nasturtium
* Rose
* Sage
* Tansy
* Trefoil
* Woodruff
* Angelica
* Bay
* Broom
* Chamomile
* Coltsfoot
* Dandelion
* Elecampane
* Garlic
* Hops
* Lemon
* Balm
* Marigold
* Mugwort
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* St. John's Wort
* Tarragon
* Vervain
* Wormwood
* Avens
* Betony
* Burdock
* Chives
* Comfrey
* Dianthus
* Fennel
* Gentian
* Hyssop
* Lemon Verbena
* Marjoram
* Mullein
* Parsley
* Rue
* Savory
* Thyme
* Valerian
* Yarrow
* Alder
* Elder
* Foxglove
* Hawthorn
* Hazel
* Oak
* Rowan
* Willow


To create extra interest in your Wiccan garden plant different species in each section of the pentagram. Use a sundial, birdbath, goddess statue in the center and decorate the bricks and stones magical and astrological symbols.