by Julia | Jun 13, 2015 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, General, Growing Food, Healing Plants, Natural Health, Recipes, Sustainable Living
Young plants of Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) are flourishing all over our garden and bush edge as I write in May. A few mature plants are still flowering. This is an old medicinal plant common in Europe. The name Geranium is Greek for ‘cranesbill’ which...
by Julia | Feb 2, 2015 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, Growing Food, Healing Plants, Natural Health, Sustainable Living
Hello Everyone, I had this idea to interview someone who has taken my Edible Weed course and ask how their journey has been since the course. I invited my friend Sharon Watt to answer the following questions and found out how her views of weeds have changed, what...
by Julia | Jan 25, 2015 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, General, Healing Plants, Natural Health, Raw Food, Recipes
Self Heal – Prunella vulgaris This is a gorgeous little plant flowering profusely now in January, in full sun or shade. I love it and want to share more about it along with a delicious pesto recipe I whipped up. Prunella comes from either the Latin meaning...
by Julia | Nov 4, 2014 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, Healing Plants
Speedwell – Veronica persica
 Description: The Latin name of this pretty little blue flowered plant comes from a story of a woman, later canonized as St. Veronica who is said to have wiped the blood from the face of Jesus on his journey to Calvery. “Ever...
by Julia | Sep 3, 2014 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, Healing Plants, Natural Health, Raw Food
Description other names three-cornered leek light green, grass like leaves and flower stalks are triangular in a cross section (photo below) it is a perennial that grows from small bulbs 1cm in diameter a garden escape being brought here by settlers from Europe even I...
by Julia | Jul 15, 2014 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, Healing Plants, Raw Food, Recipes
Chickweed – stellaria media is a delightful plant and my favourite edible weed, growing lushly in the colder months. It is one of the most common weeds, growing all over the world in gardens, cultivated land and waste places. It is an annual preferring cooler,...
