Protecting The Garden The initial protection ritual give for the garden may be supplemented from time to time using any of the following methods.
One of the oldest protections is to plant three red flowers, such as geraniums, nasturtiums and red roses, in the garden. These will serve to keep unwanted visitors away from your land.
To protect the garden form storms and hail, be sure to plant vervain somewhere near it, or within the garden itself. A bay laurel tree helps protect it from lightening as well.
Trees may be protected with the quaint Celtic custom of tying red ribbons around the trunk while say an appropriate rune, such as the following:
Elder Tree, Secure thou'll be. or Sacred Oak Tree, hear my cry: For your protection this I tie.
Be sure to replace the ribbons at regular intervals, on the Full Moon. This same ritual can be done to some of the more sturdy herbs as well.
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