Verdant Hong Kong by Ruth Ridley
24th May 2015
Plant spotting in Hong Kong It was my first visit to Hong Kong this Spring and for some reason I was expecting nothing but tower blocks - I was pleasantly... Read more
Out and about with the Herb Society this Summer by Ruth Ridley
29th April 2015
This Weekend is Powderham Castle Garden Festival This event is organised by new Herb Society President Toby Buckland, who has a nursery nearby. Toby has already been very supportive of... Read more
Wanaka lavender farm by Ruth Ridley
22nd April 2015
Visiting a lavender farm in New Zealand It was great to be able to visit one of the most Southerly lavender farms in the World on my holidays! Lavender growing... Read more
Are Hobbits Herbalists? by Ruth Ridley
27th March 2015
Hobbiton is a wonderful place to visit I haven't read Tolkein's The Hobbit for a few years, but greatly enjoyed the films, so couldn't resist the opportunity to visit the... Read more
The Herb Garden at Ryton Organic by Ruth Ridley
11th February 2015
A few weeks ago, Garden Organic at Ryton was kind enough to host our latest Herb Society committee meeting. I was pleased to get the chance to meet the new... Read more
The Herb Society year 2014 by Ruth Ridley
24th January 2015
A good year for the Herb Society! Early in 2014, the Herb Society committee met up for a strategic review to consider the best way forward in terms of aims,... Read more
A very pretty herb – Passionflower by Ruth Ridley
28th November 2014
This herb grows like a weed in my garden The common passionflower - or Passiflora caerulea grows very happily in my garden. In fact the Passiflora plant I use to... Read more
Flowering herbs in my garden | Summer by Ruth Ridley
4th November 2014
Memories of Summer herbs Now we are into November, and Autumn is truly upon us, I'm enjoying looking back at a Summer of flowers in my Sussex garden. [caption id="attachment_327"... Read more
Soapwort in the garden by Ruth Ridley
17th October 2014
Saponaria is a traditional wash day herb Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis, is a ubiquitous herb where I live in the South East. I have never grown this plant for its herbal... Read more
Isle of Wight Lavender – a national collection by Ruth Ridley
24th September 2014
A herb grower on the Isle of Wight Fragrant herbs growing in a lavender garden I was on the Isle of Wight in August for a mini-break with my husband,... Read more
Our Herb Society email newsletter by Ruth Ridley
5th September 2014
The first Herb Society newsletter went out recently All about the herb samphire The herb samphire grows wild near Nicky Westwood's house in Jersey. Nicky has been associated with the... Read more
Silver Gilt for the Herb Society at RHS Tatton Park by Ruth Ridley
6th August 2014
Herb Society pleased to exhibit at RHS flower show RHS Tatton Park is held in magnificent parklands in Cheshire. Herb Society council members Barbara and Peter Depledge led a team... Read more
Visit Plantasia at Kew for Herb Heaven by Ruth Ridley
28th July 2014
Herb information in abundance at Plantasia I visited Kew in the first week of June with friends, not realising that Plantasia was on. It's a really informative project, with signage... Read more
Bees and insects in the garden by Ruth Ridley
2nd July 2014
Encouraging insects in the garden Did you know it was National Insect Week last week? It is well known how important insects are in the pollination of food crops, and... Read more
Flowering herbs in my garden | Spring by Ruth Ridley
13th June 2014
Many herbs in my garden are now in flower I live on the Sussex coast in a Victorian terraced cottage about a mile from the sea. I have a small... Read more