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Honeysuckle Flower (Lonicera periclymenum & Lonicera japonica)
    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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    Elderflower (Sambucus nigra)
    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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    Jack-by-the-Hedge (Alliaria petiolata)
    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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    Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
    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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    Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
    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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    Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
    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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    Cleavers (Galium aparine)
a.k.a Sweethearts, Goosegrass, Sticky Willy...
    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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    Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
    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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    Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) a.k.a Pilewort
    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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    Ramsons (Allium ursinum) – a.k.a. Buckrams, Wild Garlic, Broad-Leaved Garlic, Wood Garlic, Bear Leek
    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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