by Kristine De Block | Oct 7, 2025 | Blog Post
Botanical wonders of autumn – the fascinating medicine of Rosehips (Rosa spp.) By October, the hedgerows change character. The soft greens of summer give way to russet leaves and the small red hips of the wild rose that glow even on dull days. When the wind...
by Kristine De Block | Sep 5, 2025 | Blog Post
It’s early September, and already the hedgerows are turning. The rosehips are blushing, the elderberries hang heavy in clusters, and the hawthorn – ah, the hawthorn – she’s been ready for weeks now. Her berries came early this year. Not just by a few days,...
by Kristine De Block | Jul 1, 2025 | Blog Post
ELECAMPANE – THE FORGOTTEN ROOT FOR GRIEF, BREATH, AND HEALING My elecampane is flowering. Tall and luminous at the back of the garden, with golden, tousled petals like miniature suns – not quite elegant, not quite wild, but something in between. I always think...
by Kristine De Block | May 15, 2025 | Blog Post
Baskets full of Elderflowers, and the stories they carry The elder tree is flowering again. Tucked into hedgerows, half-lurking near footpaths and forgotten boundaries, her creamy blossoms are just beginning to open. There’s a peculiar magic to the scent of...
by Kristine De Block | Apr 30, 2025 | Blog Post
Returning to the May Tree and the Shape of Love Every spring, when the hawthorn blooms and the hedgerows turn white, I feel it – that quiet pull back to something older than myself. It’s not loud. It doesn’t demand anything. It’s just there – a soft ache, a tug at the...
by Kristine De Block | Apr 21, 2025 | Blog Post
Dandelions in Jumpers and Pockets full of Earth Medicine The dandelions were bright that day – like little suns scattered across the green. I hadn’t brought a basket, of course. Just a walk, a pocketless jumper, and two muddy-kneed children racing ahead. So I...