by Claire King | Herbs & Plants, Home Decoration
For our ancestors, it was absolutely second nature to ‘Deck the halls with boughs of holly’, but these days, more often than not, we now use Christmas decorations in our homes that may well be beautiful, but are also crafted by the human hand. Why not bring the...
by Claire King | Herbs & Plants
There’s a myriad of benefits in keeping houseplants; they provide us with life-giving oxygen, they purify the air, they look wonderful, and caring for them and watching them grow can be a very satisfying and grounding experience. Premature plant death! Sadly, though,...
by Sally Wells | Herbs & Plants, Natural Medicine
Viruses are crucial to many of the ecosystems on the planet and key to maintaining its wonderful biodiversity. Of course, the microscopic particles have also historically caused health challenges for humanity. A large collection of herbs and plants are shown to have...
by Sherra Vorley | DIY, Herbs & Plants, Natural Medicine
People have used plants for healing and medicine for millennia. There is a large amount of knowledge and information that has been lost over the last several decades with the rise of a more commercial pharmaceutical industry. There are safe and practical ways we can...
by Sherra Vorley | Herbs & Plants
Considering all of the incredible health benefits there are of garlic, how fun garlic is to grow, never mind how fantastic it is for your garden, it is hard to know where to start when talking about garlic and its benefits. For thousands of years, cultures all over...
by Sherra Vorley | Herbs & Plants
I will admit without reservation that thyme is my favorite herb, and there is possibly too much to say about thyme. It may not grow the tender, voluptuous, comparatively huge leaves of basil, or be the three-foot high and wide, prolific producer that oregano is, but...