Hedgerow Medicine
I offer a range of one and two day courses for those who want to find out more about the healing powers of plants, and how we can benefit from a closer relationship with nature.
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Samhain in the Garden
Samhain approaches, at the end of this month, the night of the 31st of October. The garden, orchards and hills are full of seeds, fruits, berries and nuts, and here in Herefordshire we have had a huge apple crop. Many of us have been busy juicing and making chutneys…
Autumn in the Garden
The Latest from the Garden Hello, all herb lovers! Autumn approaches, and the days and nights will be equal when I run my second-to-last herb course of the year on September 20th & 21st. There is one more, on November 15th & 16th. It’s been a dry growing…
Radical perfumery
The word ‘perfume’ comes from the Latin ‘per’ ( through) and ‘fumar’ ( to smoke). So, ‘from the smoke’. Scent arrives in our brains unmediated by consciousness. We respond before we know it. Since ancient times, humans have enjoyed rubbing fragrant substances into our…
