Apothecary Garden

An apothecary garden is an ancient tradition of growing medicinal plants. The medicinal properties of plants were known in ancient times, but concern about harvesting and using them for medicinal purposes became widespread only in the Middle Ages. Pharmacy gardens appeared in Byzantium in the 5th century AD. e., and already in the 7th century they became widespread. First of all, medicinal plants were planted in a special area near the castle, since even a well-equipped medical ward often became a base for the spread of infectious diseases, and their spread was often caused by weakening of the hospital security. They were bred in pots, which were first placed in the patient’s room, and then transferred to fresh air. As part of the garden decor, such corners were also allocated in regular parks, usually on the border of the property, near the gate, next to the menagerie; often the entrance to the park was represented as a pharmacy, having all the functions of a real laboratory, and this term applies to some English parks of the 18th century. The territory of the apothecary garden was surrounded by a fence, had a separate entrance, was adjacent to the walls of the castle and was isolated from the rest of the park. The names assigned to each site were characterized by vagueness in the name, which does not indicate an object or series. In this special type of garden