Apr 25, 2020 | About Herbs
If you’re looking for a colourful, fresh and cooling remedy for the summer heat then this might just be the thing for you. Calendula can bring a refreshing touch to your table and to your palate during this particularly hot summer. The bright orange colour and...
Apr 25, 2020 | About Herbs
Summer temperatures have been creeping up in the lead up to the heated Christmas season. As we are bracing for the scorching heat waves the time has come to get out the boardshorts, bikinis, sunhats, sunscreens, eskies, ice and the cold drinks. The holiday season also...
Apr 25, 2020 | About Herbs
Who would associate the decorative gingko tree to herbal tea or to anything edible for that matter? This ancient plant, however, is very well known and much used, particularly in Asian culture where it has been part of traditional medicine for centuries. The gingko...
Apr 25, 2020 | About Herbs
If you were to encounter a Dandelion plant in your garden whilst weeding, you wouldn’t think twice before pulling it out. However, the plant has been used for its beneficial properties throughout the world for over 1000 years. Today, Dandelion grows wild in most parts...
Apr 25, 2020 | About Herbs
How to make herb-infused oils Firstly, extracting essential oils from herbs is a difficult process and generally beyond the scope or resources of the domestic god or goddess. Making of essential oils is an industrial process and is best left to the experts who have...