5 Essential Plants for Your Witchy Garden

1. Lavender

Lavender is a well balanced plant that almost every witch has used in their craft. It Promotes healing from depression, and it’s great in sleep pillows and bath spells. It’s believed to preserve chastity when mixed with rosemary, and you can burn the flowers to induce sleep and rest, then scatter the ashes around the home to bring peace and harmony. Can also be use in love spells and sachets to bring attraction.

2. Sage

Everyone knows Sage, mainly used for self purification and dealing with grief and loss, it can also be carried to improve mental ability and bring wisdom. It promotes spiritual, mental, emotional & physical health and longevity and removes negative energy. You can place it near a personal object of a person who is ailing when performing healing spells or rituals to strengthen it’s effect. Lastly, you can write a wish on a sage leaf and place it under your pillow for 3 nights – if you dream of your wish, it will come true; if not, bury the leaf in the ground so that no bad will come to you.

3. Rosemary

Rosemary is an extremely versatile plant, it can be carried and used in healing poppets for good health, used in love/lust spells, worn to improve memory, used in dream pillows to prevent nightmares, and burned as incense for purification and removing negativity. Careful though, it may attract Fearies.

4. Basil

Can be use for love, exorcism, wealth, sympathy, and protection. Dispels confusion, fears & weakness. Drives off hostile spirits. Carry to move forward in a positive manner despite perilous danger. Strewn on floors to provide protection from evil. Sprinkle an infusion of basil outside of the building where you hope to be employed for luck in a job interview (be careful not to be seen!) or in your business to attract money and success. Wear or carry to aid in attracting money and prosperity. 

5. Chamomile

Great for love, healing, and reducing stress. Add to a sachet or spell to increase the chances of its success. Sprinkle an infusion of chamomile around the house to remove hexes, curses and spells. Burn or add to prosperity bags to increase money. Burn as incense for de-stressing, meditation, and restful sleep. Wash hands in an infusion of chamomile for luck before gambling or playing cards. Use in bath magick to attract love. Keep a packet of the herb with lottery tickets for luck.