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Frances Watkins

Hedge Maids Spring Tonic

There is still time to harvest the purple blue flowers and make yourself a spring ale! Ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea L. often called alehoo

Frances Watkins

Mistletoe and Wine...

When the leaves have fallen it is easier to see mistletoe, Viscum album L. growing in trees near you! This hemiparasitic evergreen is a nati

Frances Watkins

Delicious Bramble Delights!

Bramble or wild blackberry is a member of the rose family and native to northern, central and eastern Europe. It is also known by its Latin

Julie Bruton-Seal

Nutritional Worts as Summer Foods!

Nipplewort, Lapsana communis L., is a common biennial wild plant and garden weed, yet people often overlook it. It has small lettuce-type fl

Frances Watkins

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do

Do you remember as a child, sitting on the lawn or in the meadow picking the little flowers, using your nail to make a daisy chain...

Frances Watkins

Cleavers in Springtime

Cleavers or Galium aparine L. belongs to the bedstraw genus in the madder family (Rubiaceae). Also known as sticky willie, goosegrass and a

Frances Watkins

Rose hip syrup: A flavoursome source of nutrients

This year there is definitely an abundance of rose hips (Rosa canina L.) in the hedgerows around Hertfordshire and are now ready for picking

Anne Stobart

Amazing Medicinal Trees!

If you go down to the woods, you are likely to find you can use quite a few trees for healing purposes and make your own woodland tonic!

Kim Walker

Elderberry Elixir: Stave off winter ills

Elderberries! There are few more satisfying plants to know than the generous elderflower tree (Sambucus nigra).

Frances Watkins

Herbal Exchanges

The National Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIMH) celebrated its 150th anniversary with Herbal Exchanges, a unique collection of articles.

Frances Watkins Herbalist