“Now, let the beauty of the plant affect you. Notice how much you care for it. Send out from your heart the love you feel. Encoded in the complex, multivaried field of your heart are the feelings of caring you are now generating. And the plant, like all life, will take them in, respond to … Continue reading »
The Seasons, they are a-changin
Happy Autumnal Equinox may your spectrum be balanced with wings and roots love, herbaloo
Two herbs are better than one?
It got me started when Yarrow would only come around with Queen Anne’s Lace. My local lovers. Oh to be anywhere and know your names, my heart sings for you. two. While meditating to the Plant Spirits today I felt another plant combination coming forth – the Plant I was looking to speak with mentioned … Continue reading »
What’s the Mallow?
A second time in my life when a mallow continues to grow in abundance in the cracks of sidewalks and such. The variety in Arizona had peach-colored flowers and is named Globe Mallow. The one here in Vermont is pretty in pink and sporting flowers like a hibiscus. They remind me of Prim Rose. It … Continue reading »
Litha Love
Enjoy the long day of sunshine! xoo
Nettles checkup
Reading, Reading, Reading. I found myself knee deep in what others have written about Nettles. I’ve seen a few Nettles pop up in the garden. So happy to see them. I’ve been wanting to be stung, and haven’t. I went to find my stash of dried Nettles and they are missing! Am I suppossed to … Continue reading »
Has the “Hachoo!” gotchu? [part deux]
I recently listened to a ‘tele-lecture’ led by clinical herbalist Guido Mase, through the Urban Moonshine free herbal education series! His topic: “Natural Solutions to Seasonal Allergies” Guido explained that there are three areas to address when curing the allergy dis-ease: local relief in the upper respiratory – liver function and its efficiency in removing … Continue reading »
Alchemy and You: a cordial
How to make an Herbal Cordial Add your berries, a few of your favorite herbs, cover with your liquor of choice, Voila! Shake daily and keep the herbs covered. I made this cordial as a gift for a friend’s day of birth. I meditated and let my intution guide me as I created the elixir. … Continue reading »
the Dutchman has a Bleeding Heart
Congrats to Shannon for correctly identifying the wild doppelgänger we can now call Corydalis. The exact species I am still not sure of - there seems to be many. Someone on Flickr tagged a similar flower as Corydalis solida and said it was from their friend’s garden. According to Nikki Phipps of plantingflowerbulbs.com, Corydalis is … Continue reading »
The Dutchman’s Fab Doppleganger
I spy an early wildflower that reminds me of Dutchman’s britches. But your flowers are not reflecting the pants of a sailor, they look rather to be a member of the Fabiacea (Peas&Beans) Family – or to you old-schoolers, Leguminosae. Who are you, growing on the Eastern-facing side of the hill I walk to work? … Continue reading »
