One of our first posts here was of Blue Vervain (Verbena Hastata), which is native to USA. This is our European Vervain species. There are very few plants whose use has spanned thousands of years, has been used across as …

This is Eyebright (Euphrasia Officinalis). It might be a bit late in the season to find this one, but it is definitely still around if you look carefully. It’s a diminutive herb that rarely grows above ankle height, so it’s easily missed. It’s semi-parasitic and grows among other grasses in small, …

Whilst we have our own native European Motherwort (Leonurus Cardiaca) Siberian Motherwort (Leonurus Sibericus) is an ancient, biennial, medicinal herb native to Siberia, China, Korea, parts of Europe, Southern Mexico and South America.

Now is a great time to harvest Meadowsweet (Filipendula Ulmaria). These little sticks of golden-coloured ‘candy-floss’ from the Rose family were considered a sacred herb by the Druids and contain many medicinal properties.