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It’s the best time for Mallows!
Our local Mallow isn’t the Marshmallow of Northern hemisphere herbalists but is rather the Small Flowered Mallow, Malva parviflora. It does have its appeals, though and, as with many of the Malvaceae, it has a good level of nutrition plus a soothing mucilage that is present in all parts of the plant. Try some for…
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Resting and preparing for more. A recent update
Having a coffee at Coffee on Jacob, I’m telling friends that im still resting after last week’s successful herb infused oils workshop at Fulham Community Centre. It was exciting too because I went really high tech (for me, that is) and ran the presentation via a data projector from my phone! The participants and myself …
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Too hard? Too much info?
Learning herbalism can be overwhelming. Hopefully this will make you feel a bit better about it.
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Our new free subscriber’s newsletter
Welcome to the first of our sporadic newsletters for free subscribers. It’s a bit of an experiment so let us know if you receive it.
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Starting the Mulberry arbor
Last year (was it that long ago?), we decided to build a little verandah to protect the lounge room window. But I had a thought (and a decided lack of cash) when looking out one day at our ‘dwarf’ Mulberry. This dwarf tree reaches 6-8 metres every year and we lose a lot of berries…
Ligaya Garden
a little garden near Gawler
