Hedgerow Berries & their Benefits
We all know that fruits are important throughout winter to keep our immune systems strong & to supply us with a variety of vitamins &...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min
Honeysuckle Flower (Lonicera periclymenum & Lonicera japonica)
Honeysuckle can be found in our woodlands & hedgerows, it is a commonly used flower in China, known as Jin Yin Hua & is becoming ever...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 3 min
Elderflower (Sambucus nigra)
Elder Flower (Sambucus nigra) has many uses, medicinally & culinary. As a medicine, this anti-catarrhal and anti-inflammatory herb is...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 1 min
Jack-by-the-Hedge (Alliaria petiolata)
a.k.a. Garlic Mustard, Poor Mans Mustard... This plant can be seen on counrty roadsides to the most built up of areas, often poking up...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 1 min
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
This plant is collected as it flowers, all ariel parts are used, fresh or dried. The flowers vary from white to pink & the feathery...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
Red clover is a lovely safe herb with so many benefits, especially for us girls! The flowering head with the set of two Trifolium leaves...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 1 min
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
a.k.a. Alehoof A very pungent smelling & tasting herb. With leaves a similar shape to a horses hoof, it was once used in beer making...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 3 min
Do I Eat Right? - 5 Points to Remember
Having worked with digestive problems for the last 17 years, it is obvious that how we eat has a huge effect upon health. There are...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min
Cleavers (Galium aparine) a.k.a Sweethearts, Goosegrass, Sticky Willy...
This is the spindly, sticky, green hedgerow plant can often be seen growing with Nettles. It’s the one the kids throw at you on walks, it...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Another nourishing spring green, packed with iron & a multitude of vitamins & minerals. The young plants steamed, chopped into soups,...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 4 min
How to Improve Dry, Inflamed Skin Through Food
Chronic sore, dry skin often starts on the extremities or head. The more the skin dries out, the more inflamed it will become. The reason...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min
Why does Gwen's Garden use Rapeseed Oil?
Rapeseed Oil comes from the black seeds of the rapeseed plant, Brassica napus, the same Brassica family as broccoli, cabbage and...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 1 min
Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) a.k.a Pilewort
This little yellow flower you will see dotted along damp verges is highly astringent & a very useful plant for all you hemorrhoid...
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Laura Uphill
- Jul 3, 2020
- 1 min
Ramsons (Allium ursinum) – a.k.a. Buckrams, Wild Garlic, Broad-Leaved Garlic, Wood Garlic, Bear Leek
Lovely in sandwiches, as homemade pesto, in scrambled eggs, layered in lasagne with spinach, soups... Any dish really! These leaves are...
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