Herbs and plants
Blackberries
This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I may earn from qualifying sales. Blackberries – the gold of autumn This time of the year Ireland´s, and of course most of Europe’s, hedgerows are full of gold. A…
Clivers: Medicinal and Spiritual Uses
This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I may earn from qualifying sales. Introduction Clivers, Galium aparine L. in Latin, is a versatile herb that has been used for centuries in both medicinal and spiritual practices. This…
Sloe/ Blackthorn
This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I may earn from qualifying sales. Sloe / Blackthorn Prunus spinosa A deciduous shrub that can grow to be 5 meters tall (1). It has long sharp spines, that has…
Elder
This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I may earn from qualifying sales. Elder – Sambucus Nigra What a wonderful bush or indeed tree. Elder is a truly fabulous plant with lots of both culinary and medicinal…
Glorious weeds!!!!
This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I may earn from qualifying sales. Edible weeds Glorious weeds, we find them everywhere, the edible weeds, even in the inner city concrete jungles. They charge through the thickest layers…
Dandelion
Dandelion is one of those herbs with lots of uses and is common in lots of places too.
Lamb´s quarters (Chenopodium album)
This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I may earn from qualifying sales. Lamb´s quarters (Chenopodium album) There has been a reported case in Sweden where a lady poisoned her horses with the herb Lamb´s quarters (fat…
Gorse (Ulex Europaeus)
This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I may earn from qualifying sales. Gorse – mountain gold! Gorse is one of my absolute favourites when it comes to lightening the mood. It is almost always in bloom…
Rosehips
This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I may earn from qualifying sales. Rosehips a jewel on the beach I went out on the beach of Hollviken in Sweden to gather some rosehips late last autumn. The…
Ragwort – high time to clear the fields!
This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I may earn from qualifying sales. Ragwort After having seen some dreadful pictures on Facebook I started to realise that you cannot inform enough about this poisonous plant. Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)…
