Author: Laura P
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Wort of the Week
Anyone who’s been on a herb walk with us will know how excited we get about worts! A ‘wort’ is simply an old term for a plant, typically a purposeful […]
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August Herb Walk
With the promise of fair weather and good views we headed to the top of Stinchcombe Hill for our August herb walk. A little stretch up from town, but people […]
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Lavender
Lavender is one of the most quintessential plants in an english herb garden, and deployed way beyond the herb garden too for scented borders and in flower beds. Those with […]
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Linden Chocolate
The limeflower season is so brief, no sooner have you sniffed the honey-sweet air and found your foraging bags, and the flowers have gone over. Lime flowers need to be […]
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Who Smells Best?
Smell is critical to our appreciation of, and learning about, herbs. On initially encountering a new plant we may first look, but before we taste, we sniff. Nose blind The […]
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July Herb Walk
Incredible sunshine and warmth this summer has brought everything on early. Blooms and fruits are racing ahead so we’re out of step with the old almanacs and typical timings for […]
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Herbs taken over
Well, what a fun time that was! So lovely to see a constant stream of people popping into the Herbal Takeover throughout the day. There was a lovely buzz to […]
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Takeover Time
Our Herbal Takeover is just a couple of weeks away – Saturday 19th July. Whether you pop in for a few minutes, linger for a chat, stay longer for a […]
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Herbal Workshops
It’s time to choose which workshops you want to take part in. Herbs to help One of the reasons we get so excited by herbs is because there are so […]
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A Herb for Dursley
Which herb best represents Dursley? It’s nearly time for the Herbal Takeover (Saturday 19th July), and as part of our full herbilicious day, we get to debate and decide on […]