Shakespeare and Weeds

What has Shakespeare got to do with weeds you might ask? It turns out Shakespeare was very familiar with the wild flowers and folklore of his home town of Stratford-Upon-Avon in Warwickshire here he was born and grew up. He assumed his audience would know the plants, their common names and vulgar associations as well. […] Read more

Winter Health Giving Weeds

There are a number of weeds that provide lots of nutrition in winter. Well over my cold covered in the last Blog, in this edition I feature 5 health boosting weeds I’m enjoying in smoothies at the moment.   To the left is Cleavers or Galium aparine that incredible lymph, kidney and blood purifier which is growing well […] Read more