Getting to the Root of it
Lessons with Bramble (or Blackberry bush) Making space for new plants in the garden-to-be means cutting and digging away at bramble. While Bramble used to make me furious by clinging… Read more Getting to the Root of it →
The hilarity of visualisation
During my herbalism-studies I’m always taking notes about plants I wished I had, and why. One of them was Albizia julibrissin Rosea, or the Persian Silk Tree. This plant is… Read more The hilarity of visualisation →
A misty morning
This morning it was very cold – and very misty. As I was bringing my child to school with the bicycle, the shivers of cold soon melted into silent admiration.… Read more A misty morning →
Hibiscus seeds are hairy!
Animal Communication workshop with Anna Breytenbach
Very early in this year I saw the documentary of Anna Breytenbach, the animal communicator, on the internet .I was so intensely happy to have found it – here was… Read more Animal Communication workshop with Anna Breytenbach →
Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
At first I regarded the intensely orange calendula as a garden flower. It self-seeds readily, flowers through the summer and is an easy plant to grow. But as the years… Read more Calendula (Calendula officinalis) →
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
Meet my second plant-love, Lemon balm (the first would be the Oak, more about him later). I was a very moody teenager. In a playfully written book ‘for witches’ I… Read more Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) →
Simperi 