Introducing Herb Robert Part One

Recently I’ve been doing a lot more work on learning the plants I have growing in my garden, predominantly wild, … More

It’s Not Always Complicated, Really

AKA The Joy of Simples While I was training at University for my degree in herbal medicine a few years … More

Today a student and I went out picking hawthorn berries with the intent of making a spicy hawthorn berry ketchup … More

Summer has finally arrived here, with skies of the palest blue, brilliant sunshine and increasing levels of heat – which … More

Well here we are already, at New Year’s Eve – tomorrow it will be 2013, and what a busy year … More

It’s elderberry season once again, that wonderful fruit which was the very first herb that I worked with, over 15 … More

I’m often surprised by just how many of the mint family we use in herbal medicine – and I must … More

Ironically enough, I didn’t really give much in the way of thought to what I would write in answer to … More

A couple of weeks ago (give or take a few days) I announced this year’s blog party, that of personal … More

When I first became interested in herbs, nearly 15 years ago, Lungwort, the intriguing spotted member of the borage family, … More