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Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
Calendula (Calendula officinalis), is that bright, sunny splash of orange or yellow that could be brightening everyone’s garden about now at the end of winter. As with all the herbs we’ll be covering, Calendula is prolific, easy to find and just keeps on giving. The name ‘Calendula’ has the same root as the word ‘calendar’ and refers to the fact that it is available all year round in some places.
kitchen herbalism
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We’ve more herbs than your average herb book!
135 entries for: 38 garden herbs, 38 wild herbs, 5 so far unsorted, and 40 Bushfoods! 17 Wild Fungi and 6 Seaweeds! All local, all easily grown or foragable and all written about from personal experience! Can you ask for better than that?
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Bach Flowers for your garden
Two of the reasons for our gardening success are Bach Flower Remedies and crystals placed in the right places. I won’t go much into the crystals (they have been used for their long term supportive role) in this post but will examine the gentle Bach Flower Remedies and how they can help your garden (which,…
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New seasonal website update
Here’s an update for supporters about what I’ve been up to on this website to make it better for everyone to use.
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Proactive prepping #2
I’ve worked out that there are two kinds of prepping, two are closely related but my preferred one is very different to the others. The first two are about stockpiling supplies and medicines and hunkering down and waiting either for things to get much worse or waiting for things to return to normal. Neither of…
About Me
Hi, I’m Malcolm, one of the founders of Ligaya Garden.
I do most of the writing on this website. I’m an experienced kitchen herbalist, food grower and dedicated tinkerer, always exploring new ideas to improve Ligaya Garden’s resilience and the health and well being of our family. I hope that my proactive approach and enthusiasm for discovery inspire others to embrace a similar mindset.
