The pentacle, the witch's symbol, makes a simple shape
for a garden of mixed perennial and annual flowers.
To construct such a garden, find a sunny spot of any
size and dig out a circular bed. Within it, "draw" a
pentacle by stringing twine among five posts, set equally
distant around the circle. This will create a central pentagon.
Fill it with plants whose names express your craft:
Diana; the daylilies named Merry Witch and Wicked Witch,
Witch's Thimble and Moon Witch; and Magic Lilies, whose
flowers bolt surprisingly directly from the ground,
to bloom with extravagant fragrance. Plant the arms
of your starry pentacle with light green chamomile
around a filling of darker green mint; then place round
clumps of Dianthus Essex Witch at each point of the star.
Surround this whole design with a circle of green parsley,
and densely plant dainty sweet alyssum as the pentacle's
background. Your pentacle is now ready to shine back at the night.
~author unknown
