Featured Herb: Lemon Balm
One of my favourite herbs when it comes to a relaxing cup of herbal tea. Great for stress and insomnia while its gentle lemon fragrance never fails to uplift…
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Featured Herb: Rosemary
As we are in the middle of exam time and rosemary has been in the press quite a bit recently, I thought it would be interesting to learn a bit more…
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Herbal infusions and decoctions
Herbal infusions and decoctions – a lovely cup of tea or something more! Tea, camellia sinensis, is probably one of the most undervalued…
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How to survive the hayfever season!
We are great at complaining about the weather and that includes me! Spend all the damp cold days wishing it was warm and dry then spend all the dry…
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How on earth did I end up here!
I was very fortunate to be brought up in the countryside where days were spend going for long walks through the Northumbrian countryside…
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