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The Herb Garden Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Crafty Foxes: The Herb Garden series of mystery caches has not been found for well over a year and is probably too time-consuming for most out-of-area cachers. We have decided to archive the series and put out some stand alone traditional caches in their place.
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Hidden : 5/26/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The Thistleton Herb Nursery can be found at the above co-ordinates. It is a family-run business where they grow all their own plants. A good selection of herb and cottage garden plants can be purchased here; but there is no cache.

The Herb Garden series of caches was the result of the frustrating time Mrs Fox had whilst resting her ankle! She had broken it whilst caching along the Hadrian's Wall footpath in Northumberland and was therefore unable to go out for quite some time after.

The series is just for fun and entertainment and not in the same league as other mystery caches to be found in Rutland! Take heart and try them out, the caches should be easily found. To find The Herb Garden cache you will first have to find the five other caches in the series:



Petroselinum Crispum

Rosmarinus Officinalis

Thymus Vulgaris

Salvia Offiicinalis

Allium Schoenoprasum

Each cache page will give you some interesting information about herbs and a recipe. Most cache pages will contain a puzzle that will give you the name of a village, in or near, where the cache is hidden. Each cache will contain a page of "The Herbal" - keep all these pages, as they will help you later.

You will also need a grid to decrypt some of the clues - Nicholas Culpeper, the famous 17th century herbalist, will help you.

An assortment of goodies is in the cache including something for the FTF.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[There are no additional hints]

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)