The Physic Garden opened in July 2006 and was created to celebrate the contribution made by John to the well-being of the poor who were unable to pay for a physician.
He wrote his 'Primitive Physic' or 'An Easy and Natural Way of Curing Most Diseases' in 1747. The garden as you see it is our representation of a typical Georgian garden, not a reproduction of the garden that was here. However, the plants and trees are heritage cultivars appropriate to the period.
To cure a cold in the head - Pare very thin the yellow rind of an orange, roll it up inside out and thrust a roll into each nostril.
To cure baldness - Rub the part morning and evening with onions until it is red and rub it afterwards with honey.
Copies of 'The Primitive Physic' and an in-house booklet with a fuller description of the plants, their history and modern day uses are available from the Rectory Shop.
Sponsors of the Physic Garden are:-
- Methodist Church
- MLA Yorkshire - creative Minds Project
- Westhill Endowment Fund
- Peter and Gwyneth Hodgkinson Charitable Trust
- Festival of the Plough
- Margaret Lindley
- Cockin electrical Contractors
- Wynne Woolgar
- Chris Braniff
- Holmes and Gardens Garden Centre
Sponsors of the Trees are:-
- Rachel Bollons
- Colette and David White
- Joan Sidaway
£2 (includes a brief explanatory leaflet and planting plan). Guided talks to visiting groups who want to major on the garden for an additional £1 a head.
God of mercy, there are times when my life falls apart and chaos surrounds me. Is this brokenness truly necessary for new meaning, new ways of growing?
Does the husk of my existence need to be split open in order for me to be reborn?
Scripture Reading ...
Unless a wheat grain falls into the earth and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.
(John 12:24)
1, Rectory Street, Epworth, North Lincs DN9 1HX
