Flowers, folklore and folk-medicine

13 March 2011

Our Fathers of Old Excellent herbs had our fathers of old – Excellent herbs to ease their pain – Alexanders …

Mistletoe and Ivy

26 December 2010

Well, as I’d done some notes about holly previously I thought it would be a good idea to complete the …

19 December 2010

English Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Etymology The word holly comes from the Old English ‘holegn‘ which became the Middle English ‘holin‘, …

29 September 2010

Hiring, firing and pack rag days Today is the feast of St Michael the Archangel. It is one of the …

5 September 2010

Memories I’ve mentioned this before, but memories of my father include his wine making and beer brewing hobby. Most of …

31 August 2010

I’ve chosen apples and brambles for today’s blog as they always seem to go together. I noticed the blackberries on …

29 August 2010

A bit more trolling round the world weird web, as well as my reference books, for information on some of …

28 August 2010

Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) The genus name of Epilobium comes from two Greek words: epi meaning upon and lobos meaning …