by Kristine De Block | Apr 9, 2025 | Blog Post
The spring stories we were never told – of hares and bells With the arrival of spring, the colour yellow seems to be everywhere. The other day I went for a walk with my boy along the green lanes of our town – fresh air, sunny, his freckled nose pink with...
by Kristine De Block | Feb 25, 2026 | Blog Post
SWEET VIOLET – A FLOWER OF LOVE AND GRIEF Sweet violet (Viola odorata) turned up in my garden this February. I didn’t plant it. It arrived on its own, weeks ahead of schedule, three small purple faces tucked under their own heart-shaped leaves in the patch...
by Kristine De Block | May 21, 2025 | Blog Post
Before the Nettles turn, on the edge of Spring I stood in front of a patch of nettles this week and found myself hesitating. Scissors in hand, basket by my side… but something in me paused. The plants were taller now. The sting sharper. A few of the females had...
by Kristine De Block | Mar 12, 2025 | Blog Post
Spring Equinox: A season of reckoning and release There’s this idea that spring arrives with a sigh. Soft petals, birdsong, everything gently waking up. But if you’ve really paid attention – in the garden, on the land, or within yourself – you’ll know the...
by Kristine De Block | Jan 23, 2025 | Blog Post
IMBOLC: THE QUIET STIRRINGS OF SPRING There’s a particular kind of beauty to this time of year. The earth still feels heavy with winter’s weight, but if you slow down and look closely, the signs of life are unmistakable. Snowdrops pushing bravely through frozen...
by Kristine De Block | Oct 28, 2025 | Blog Post
ROOTS, FIRE, AND REMEMBRANCE – HOW HERBALISTS BECAME WITCHES It always starts with the scent of something drying on the rack. Sage, thyme, maybe the last of the rosehips I gathered with the children before the rains came. The kitchen smells earthy, faintly...
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...