Author: Laura P
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Herby bread sauce
Every Christmas I wonder why we don’t have bread sauce at other times of the year. If you’re a ‘forget-the-turkey-but-give-me-the-trimmings’ kind of person, then bread sauce should be in your […]
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November Herb Walk
It was summer when we sat together in the garden discussing plans to start a monthly herb walk. ‘Should we continue through winter?’ someone asked, clearly aware that many of […]
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The Frampton Flora
Nature journalling has become a popular trend, perhaps one of the positives to arise from time in lock down, or perhaps a response to our realisation of the need to […]
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Is Ginkgo your Go-to for memory?
In this season of remembrance, we’re taking a look at a herb that has become renowned with enhancing memory and cognitive ability: Ginkgo biloba, which you may also know as […]
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Foray into Fungi
The Tree Team from Tree Maintenance Ltd guide us through the wonderful world of fungi: what they are, how they help, how we can help them, and what to look […]
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Apple recipes
Baked Spiced Apple Pudding Inspired by a traditional recipe from Mrs Charles Darwin’s Cookbook By peeling the apples they will collapse as they cook allowing their juices and flavour to […]
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Rosehips
Nature’s Vitamin C A summer hedgerow covered with rambling rose is a delightful sight in June, but come back a couple of months later and find its equally delightful hips […]
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Herbs against moths
words by Angela Jones I have a friend who believes in quality over quantity when it comes to fashionable clothes so she was mortified to find that her only cashmere […]
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September Herb Walk
With a very wet start to September here in our corner of Gloucestershire, we were glad to have clear skies for our first-Saturday-of-the-month herb walk. The meeting point was the […]
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Let’s get Comfrey!
words by Angela Jones Comfrey has been used for medicinal purposes since the middle ages. It was known as the knit-bone herb, and an ointment made from the leaves is […]