The wonderful warm weather (ok, hot) weather, has really helped my garden to bloom and blossom this summer. Last month I created a new vegetable bed using the “lasagne” method, building up a bed with layers of organic material. This is the bed newly planted on 7 June. This is the bed below, on 10 …. Read More
Tag: mother Nature
Mid Summer – An Abundance of Beauty
I always find June to be quite a wet month (today is no exception) but a sunny Monday and Tuesday led into a dry Wednesday, 21st June, the high point of the Summer Solstice and we were able to enjoy a bonfire last night with some good friends who arrived unexpectedly. I was celebrating the beauty and abundance …. Read More
Life, Death and Re-Birth
I am currently preparing for my next herbal health workshop, (taking place on Saturday 25th March) which is about helpful herbs for the menopause years. It occurred to me that what we women experience as The Change, or the peri-menopause, is in fact a time of rebirth. However difficult this time may be for women, …. Read More