Herb of the Month: June 2021
12th June 2021
Choosing a herb for Herb of the Month in June is tricky. It would hardly be a stretch to say that it’s like standing a child in a sweet shop... Read more
Crafting with plants – Nettle (Urtica dioica) twine
9th June 2020
Written by Melissa Daniel - Herb Society Member... As the nettles get taller this time of year (May/June), it’s a good time to use the stem fibres. I’ve been crafting... Read more
All about Sweet Cicely
4th June 2020
Written by Julia Russell - Herb Society member and practising herbalist (AMH member) Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata) is currently flowering along hedgerows, byways, field margins and on river banks... Read more
Wild rose (Rosa canina)
26th May 2020
Written by Nicky Westwood - Herb Society Trustee I photographed these in the dunes whilst walking on the west coast of Jersey with a friend. It was wonderful to see... Read more
Alexanders
18th April 2020
Written by Nicky Westwood - Herb Society Trustee How lovely to celebrate the spring and take the time, as we can now in this period of Covid-19, to look around... Read more
Lady of The Meadow
16th September 2019
Written by Herb Society Member - Niki Senior I’ve just undertaken my weekly ten miles round trip to the nearest village post office with a car boot full of parcels... Read more