How to Make Sun Tea
The days around summer solstice can also be a wonderful time to gather and harvest herbs for herbal preparations. Certain herbs like lemon balm, mint, rose, sun like calendula, St John’s wort and elderflower should be looking at their best right now and are perfect...
Garden Cocktails with Benromach Organic Whisky
There’s no better way to celebrate the festive season than with a delicious cocktail made with herbs from the garden and hedgerow. Today I’m really excited to be teaming up with Benromach whisky to bring you two delicious garden cocktails that are perfect for...
Cleavers Foraging, Identification, Herbal Remedies and Uses
Galium aparine or Cleavers is one of the first spring plants to brave the early spring weather. Tiny whorls of cleavers burst through the matted brown carpet of dead grass and leaves and remind us that the ground beneath our feet is bursting with growth and shoots...
Cyclical Living-Guest Post by Forage Botanicals
Some of you will of already met Natasha from Forage Botanicals on my podcast, Nature and Nourish, where she was a guest. Natasha is a powerhouse of wisdom in the field of women's health and in particular, periods. In this guest post she shares with us how to see the...
DIY Summer Seasonal Skincare
DIY Summer Seasonal Skincare If you listened to my spring skincare podcast episode you’ll already know how I love to change up my skincare each and every season. The adjustments in day length, temperature, and sun exposure all play an enormous role in how our skin...
Herbal Spotlight Meadowsweet & Honeysuckle-Forging tips, identification, wild food recipes & herbal remedies
Herbal Spotlight on Meadowsweet & Honeysuckle Forging tips, identification, wild food recipes and herbal remedies What could be more summery than the sight and smell of honeysuckle winding it’s way through the hedgerows and frothy meadowsweet lining the river...
Herbal Academy Botanical Skincare Course Review
Let me start off by saying this course really surprised me. Although I teach natural skincare classes and make my own DIY skincare regularly I was still really excited to see this new offering from The Herbal Academy, The Botanical Skincare Course. Having taken...
Guide to Edible Flowers
Guide to Edible Flowers There’s something about flowers and food that really inspires the tastebuds and the imagination. Undeniable beautiful placed onto cakes, they make everything look like a true celebration. However there is a lot more to edible flowers than just...
Ultimate Guide to Elderflowers and Elderberries
In this Herbal Spotlight I wanted to highlight the beautiful elder with it’s edible flowers which are now ready to harvest and also it’s popular berries ripe in autumn. In this post I will be Sharing why I love this plant, my favourite recipes, ways to identify as...
Summer Guide-Nature, Gardening, Food and Foraging in Summer!
A Guide to Nature, Gardening, Food and Foraging in Summer. Summer is here, and with it the peak of the light evenings we were craving all winter. The long days languorously stretch out before us, inviting warm evenings filled with BBQs, time spent lying on grassy...