With this year’s drought the wild flowers have been sparse but, in our part of the world, the one which has survived determinedly is the wild carrot. Wild Carrot The root of this flower is the forefather of our current, delicious carrot, although I am told that the wild carrot is rather tough and earthy in taste. It is not…
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Queen Anne’s Lace – The wildflower with a painful past.
Blackthorn and Hawthorn – identification, folklore and healing energies.
I sit soaking up the blessings of May; the lengthening green grass speckled with wildflowers, the tuneful and varied birdsong, a light breeze and a warm sun. I admire the full, leafy hedgerows and particularly the hawthorn blossom. Hawthorn is otherwise known as May because it flowers in this month but it is often confused with Blackthorn which flowers much…
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Tree Wisdom – and why I am a tree hugger
It’s true. I admit it. I am a tree hugger. A recent radio interview made me realise that it is not that I am hugging the tree. Rather, it is that the tree is hugging me. To be honest, I find the transference of calm and peace beyond my comprehension. I just know it works for me. I have sat…
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How to Create a Fairy Garden
Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden Who doesn’t love the idea that there are fairies at the bottom of the garden? Some of us have never grown out of the idea that fairies exist! For us, fairies are magical creatures who care for nature and wildlife in a similar way to that which Angels are said to care for…
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The Meaning of Cyclamen at Christmas
Every Christmas, as I plant up gift baskets for customers, I delight in the warm, bright colours of the cyclamen. They serve as such luminary offerings when I have become used to the dark, December days and muted tones of the evergreen fir, holly and ivy. Cyclamen originated in the Holy land Cyclamen originated in the Holy land and that…
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