Author: Laura P
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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 flowering, harvesting and seed collection. The location for our July herb walk was selected to be able to bask in the fantastic scent of lime…
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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 the place as we pollinated the message about herbs and all the good things you can do with them. Thank you so much to those…
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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 workshop or join for the Herb for Dursley vote in the evening, we hope to see you there. Here’s reminder of what will be going…
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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 many things you can do with them. Whether you’re interested in eating, cooking, drinking, relaxing, health, beauty, craft, textiles, making or engineering – there’s a…
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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 the best herb to represent our town – and ‘we’ includes you. Spoilt for choice We are blessed to live in a space surrounded by…
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Limeflower
Limeflowers from the Linden Tree The name ‘lime’ evolved from Middle English word ‘lind’. Now commonly referred to as Lime trees, and valued for their limeflowers (actually the flower and bract gathered together), historical and folk references to this native tree will typically use the term Linden. For example, Herman Hesse tells a tale of…
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June Herb Walk
The recent fantastically sunny weather means plants are growing at pace, responding to the lengthier days, high sun and their own desire to flourish and reproduce. The lack of rain, however, has parched many places meaning gardens and roadsides look more like their washed-out, desiccated August versions of themselves, instead of the typical vibrant green…
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Gloucestershire Biodiversity Week
A Herb Walk for Stroud District Council As part of the week long programme of events for Gloucestershire Biodiversity Week, Cotswold Herb Centre were invited to lead a Herb Walk at Ebley Mill, for Stroud District Council Employees. The Mill has an historic setting between the canal and the River Frome which would once have…
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Elderflower Recipes
From guest blogger, Cllr Toby Stride Elderflowers are one of the culinary delights of the year. For a number of years I made elderflower champagne but there are lots of recipes for it. And it involves preparations months before the elderflowers come into season, making sure you have a supply of lemonade bottles. I came…
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May Herb Walk
We have been blessed with a fabulous start to May. While days of glorious sunshine are becoming a concern for water supplies, potentially stunting growth and yields from hay meadows, they have brought out the best in our hedgerow flowers. Many have commented on it being the most prolific mayflowers of a decade. Our May…