by Kristine De Block | Oct 6, 2024 | Blog Post
As the crisp days of October settle in, I’m always reminded of my childhood walks through the woods with my grandmother. She was the one who taught me to pay attention to the changing seasons, to notice the way the trees shed their leaves and the earth prepared itself...
by Kristine De Block | Oct 17, 2024 | Blog Post
As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, I find myself drawn into the quiet of autumn. October is a time of reflection, a gentle nudge from the season to slow down and reconnect. This month brings us to Samhain, a moment filled with memories, gratitude, and a...
by Kristine De Block | Aug 20, 2026 | Blog Post
I had used Albizia many times before I ever stood beneath one. I’d occasionally glimpsed the tree in London parks or while travelling through France, but for years I knew it mainly as a medicine in my dispensary, one I reach for when low mood lingers after grief, loss...
by Kristine De Block | Aug 11, 2026 | Blog Post
Fig leaves – traditional uses, modern research and a lovely recipe Most of us know the fig tree, Ficus carica, for its fruit. We wait for the figs to soften, eat them fresh from the tree if we’re lucky enough to have one, dry them, cook with them or turn them...
by Kristine De Block | Jul 30, 2026 | Blog Post
Herbal first aid spray for summer This is a useful little spray to keep close by through the summer for insect bites and stings, nettle rash, prickly heat, and skin that feels hot or irritated after too much sun. I usually keep a bottle in the fridge, although one...
by Kristine De Block | Jul 24, 2024 | Blog Post
Fireweed’s Magic – Medicinal Flower Syrup Yesterday was my daughter’s last day of school, and she came out carrying that peculiar mixture of excitement and sadness children often feel when something familiar has ended. We went walking among the rosebay...