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The museum garden
The Garden in The Monastic Museum of Denmark contains 60-70 species of cultivated plants and herbs an average number of what one could expect to find in a Danish monastic garden during the Middle Ages.
The garden was established in 1925 and is Denmark's oldest established monastic garden. It is made up of 63 rectangular beds that contain both medicinal herbs and herbs for cooking. Herbs like mint and thyme have mainly been used to give food taste and colour but also to strengthen the body.
The book, "The monastic garden of Øm", gives a thorough description of the plants' history and remedial effects in both words and illustrations. The book is on sale at the museum.
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