Revised and Expanded Edition:
Selection Guide for Planning Your Biblical Garden.

The fruit of 20 years of study by the Rev. Marsh Hudson-Knapp, this book includes a 32 page chart covering 126 biblical plants, with additional background materials on planning your gardens, a USDA hardiness chart, and an index of common and botanical names of biblical plants, provides virtually all of the information you would want to select, plan and care for your Biblical plants. This simple and clear chart includes common name, botanical name of the plant we grow and the actual plant in the Bible, the Hebrew and Greek names, a brief biblical quote or background or life application note, growing zones, sun needs, color of blooms, soil and water needs, height and spread, care, and much more about each of 126 Biblical plants.

The new edition includes five new indices that sort the biblical plants according to growing zone, sun needs, height, plant type, and times of blooming, as well as an expanded section on Planning Your garden. $12 postpaid. To order: e-mail your mailing address and quantity you would like to hkfamily@sover.net.We will send the book(s) and your bill for payment by return mail.

Hudson-Knapp, Rev. Marsh. Plants in a Biblical Garden. A journey through 100 of the stories of the Bible where plants play a key role, each of which have been grown in the Fair Haven Biblical Gardens. Illustrated with 19th century prints. $5 postpaid. To order e-mail your mailing address and quantity you would like to hkfamily@sover.net.

Hudson-Knapp, Rev. Marsh. Prayer Guide to the Children's Vegetable and Herb Garden. $3 postpaid. Includes: Children's garden layout, children’s artwork depicting Biblical plants, prayers and meditations about the plants in the children's garden. Adapted from dedication ceremonies at the gardens. Not copyrighted. Available to reproduce if you give proper credit. To order e-mail your mailing address and quantity you would like to hkfamily@sover.net.

Hudson-Knapp, Rev. Marsh. Welcome to the Water Gardens at First Congregational Church of Fair Haven, $2 postpaid. Stories, songs, poems and prayers of plants in our children's gardens. To order e-mail your mailing address and quantity you would like to hkfamily@sover.net.

Hudson-Knapp, Rev. Marsh. Signs for Your Biblical Garden. 100 signs each with botanical name and commons name of Biblical plant, scripture and life application notes, information about soil, sun, water, feeding and other care for your volunteer gardeners and visitors. 100 5 1/2"x7" signs on card stock, ready for you to laminate and mount on stakes. $20 postpaid. To order e-mail your mailing address and quantity you would like to hkfamily@sover.net.

Comments from Debbie Whicker: "What do I like about [the signs]?
- the scripture references -the care descriptions -the size -the heavy weight of the [card stock]
-the font sizes (scripture in larger print, care instructions in smaller print) ...an A+ job!"

We recommend the use of Parker Davis Nursery Marker Stakes. Order directly from them. Approximate cost for 100 corrugated cards (5 1/2x7") and galvanized stakes (8" high) is $46 plus shipping. Contact: Parker Davis Inc., 2310 North Tryon Street · Charlotte, NC 28206 · (704) 375-9111 or 800-438-0387 or www.parkerdavis.com/nursery.html

Hepper, F. Nigel. Planting a Biblical Garden. (Grand Rapids: Revell, 1997). A colorful, wise, enjoyable book with which to start. Out of print but see Finding Used or Ourt of Print Books below

Hepper, F. Nigel. Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Plants. (Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1992). Extensive information about plants in the Bible and in Israel today. Colorful. Helpful lists of plant species. Out of print but see Finding Used or Out of Print Books below

Krymow, Vincenzina. Healing Plants of the Bible, (Cincinnati, St. Anthony Messenger, 2002). A beautiful hardcover book with rich material about a range of Biblical plants and wonderful reviews of Biblical Gardens around the world. Also meditations about many Biblical plants. See a full review. Available from Amazon.

Swenson, Allan A. Plants of the Bible and How to Grow Them. (New York, Citadel, 1995) Great ideas for designing and planting your biblical garden and longer articles about a more limited number of plants and trees. Excellent. Recently republished. A 2004 selection of the Crossings Book Club. Available from Amazon.com

Swenson, Allan. Flowers of the Bible: and how to grow them. (Citadel, Spring 2002) This exciting book will take you to Biblical Flower gardens around the world and feature wonderful photographs from Neot Kedumim, the biblical Landscape Preserve in Israel. It will offer horticultural and Biblical background on a wide array of plants to bless your gardens. Marsh has been actively collaborating with the author in the production of this book. (ISBN 080-652-314x) $12.95, paper, 288 pages. Available from Amazon.

Swenson, Allan. Herbs of the Bible. Allan's next book explores the wide array of herbs in the Bible and gardens hosting them. He will also explore monastery and convent gardens.ISBN 080-652-4235 $12.95 Paper, 220 pages

Neot Kedumim publications: You can see or order them in the U.S. from American Friends of Neot Kedumim Tel. (518) 296-8673

Hareuveni, Nogah. Nature in Our Biblical Heritage. (Neot Kedumim Ltd., Lod, Israel, 1980, 1996) 144 pp. Color & b/w

Hareuveni, Nogah. Tree and Shrub in Our Biblical Heritage. (Neot Kedumim Ltd., Lod, Israel, 1984) 142pp, color & b/w

Hareuveni, Nogah. Desert and Shepherd in our Biblical Heritage, (Neot Kedumim Ltd., Lod, Israel, 1991, 2000)160 pp.
color & b/w

Hareuveni, Nogah, in association with Helen Frenkley. Ecology in the Bible. (Neot Kedumim Ltd., Lod, Israel, 1974) 52 pp. color

Hareuveni, Nogah, The Emblem of the State of Israel: Its Roots in the Nature and Heritage of Israel, (Neot Kedumim Ltd., Lod, Israel, 1988) 32 pp., color

Seder Tu B'shvat: A celebration of Israel's seasons & of ecology in the Jewish tradition, (Neot Kedumim Ltd., Lod, Israel, 1998), double-sided, laminated, full color accordion pullout pamphlet

More books:

Just printed:
Shir Ami: Bucks County Jewish Congregation. Shir Ami Biblical Gardens. a 48 page booklet telling about their gardens and recipes for biblical foods, with photos of plants from their newly established gardens. Cost: Donation. Contact Stan Averbach poppopstan@aol.com

Patterson, John and Katherine, Consider the Lilies : Plants of the Bible. Anne Ophelia Dowden (Illustrator) (Clarion Books, 1998). Breathtaking illustrations. Short, beautiful reflections on each plant or series of plants. Especially for readers age 9 and up, yet beautiful for adults. Out of print but see Finding Used or Our of Print Books below.

Gilmer, Maureen. Rooted in the Spirit: Exploring Inspirational Gardens. (Dallas: Taylor, 1997) Visit gardens and shrines around the world that reach out to encounter the divine. Not only Biblical, but other religious or spiritual theme gardens. Inspiring ideas. Not exclusively Biblical. Out of print but see Finding Used or Out of Print Books below

Zohary, Michael. Plants of the Bible. (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982). Superb research and original reasoning to identify actual plants of the Bible. Many color photos to identify plants. Out of print but see Finding Used or Out of Print Books below.

Finding Used or Out of Print Books:
www.Amazon.com
www.abebooks.com/
www.alibris.com/
www.bookfinder.com/

Biblical Garden Groups:
American Friends of Neot Kedumim
P. O. Box 236, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Tel: (518) 296-8673

Gardening Books:
Brickell, Christopher, Ed. American Horticultural Society A To Z Encyclopedia Of Garden Plants (New York: DK Publishing, 1997). This huge tome is a treasure chest of information including growing zones, many photos, and extensive information about growing and caring for many species and varieties of plants. Since many biblical plants are quite unusual, this is one of few books that can provide information about many of them. The growing zones are especially important in discerning whether you can winter or summer a particular species in your area.

Finding the Unusual (to us) Plants of the Bible:

PlantFinder (magazine) Hollywood, FL 33024. Also at http://www.hortworld.com/ How do you find a source for unusual plants? If you know a garden shop operator they may let you peruse this guide for sources for plants, many unusual. For wholesalers only, but many do sell retail.

You will have to hunt around to many suppliers to find the plants for your Biblical garden. No one place has them all.
Bluestone Perennials., Madison, OH 44057. Lovely, reasonably priced plants.http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/
Gurney’s. Economical , and sources for common and unusual plants. http://www.gurneys.com
Meadowsweet Herb Farm, North Shrewsbury, VT 05738 802-492-2565
Miller Nursery, Canandaigua, NY, Reasonably priced, healthy, hardy fruit, nut, and foliage trees and shrubs . 800-836-9530.
Mountain Valley Growers in California sells many biblical varieties of plants by mail order. http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/bibleherbgarden.htm
Park Seed Company, Greenwood, SC 29647. Many seeds of less available varieties. http://www.parkseed.com
Territorial Seed Company. Their catalog is a treasure trove of information! Good seeds also.http://www.territorial-seed.com/
Wayside Gardens. High quality plants of hard-to-find species. http://www.waysidegardens.com
We have a database recording the source of each of the biblical plants we have purchased. If you need help finding a particular plant, you may e-mail us at hkfamily@sover.net.

Water Gardens:
Designing a water garden is a wonderful feat and a tremendous attraction for people of all ages. If it is to last well, the project demands a lot of study, planning, and hard work.

Robinson, Peter. American Horticultural Society Guide to Water Gardening. (New York: DK Publishing, 1997). The indispensable guide to creating a water garden with loads of colorful, inspiring photos.

Stadelmann, Peter. Water Gardens. (Hauppauge, NY: Barrons, 1992). Many practical insights for construction, plant selection and setting up a water garden.

Nash, Helen. The Complete Pond Builder. (Sterling, 1997) many titles that are based on extensive practical experience designing, establishing, and sustaining watergardens Filtration systems (see below) have taken a great advance in the few years since this was written.

Rolf C. Hagen (USA) Corp., Mansfield, MA 02048-1892
Laguna pond systems. Excellent quality, guaranteed, energy efficient, reasonably priced pump and filtration systems with snap connections - heavenly when you need to clean a filter, wash the fountain, etc. every week or two!!! http://rchwebs.rchagen.com/hagen/canada/english/ponds/index.html
Use their email to send questions.

• A good biological and mechanical filtration system, a limited number of fish, and plenty of plants to cover most of the water surface will prevent algae from taking over and keep your pond balanced!

• Buy a pump big enough. Both a fountain and a waterfall draw people to the gardens with their sound and motion. Consider benches for people to sit and visit and enjoy your pond. Also consider a sturdy fence in front of the water garden so people can lean and look without falling into the water!

• If any children or animals could possible get into your pond, you must create shelves - steps on the sides so they can safely climb out. These are also helpful for placing pants at their favorite depths.

Winterizing:
We have constructed a removable roof to protect the pond in winter and have a small heater designed to keep animal water troughs from freezing to keep the pond surface from freezing over. Even in Vermont the goldfish winter well . Do not feed them after they become inactive!

The Bible:

Cross County Software, Online Bible. A fast, very economical program with many translations, Greek and Hebrew lexicons, searching by Strong's numbers. English translators' lack of botanical education make it necessary to searching by the Greek and Hebrew names of plants. I love this program. For Mac and Windows. http://davepohl.com/

Young, Robert, LL.D. Young’s Analytical Concordance to the Bible. (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1975). English Bible translators are not botanists. In attempting to identify actual Biblical plants it’s necessary to search by their Hebrew or Greek names. This concordance organizes plants and other words based on their Greek and Hebrew names.

Gardens to visit - in virtual and physical realities!

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