Monthly Archives: June 2013

Foxglove – A Plant That Deserves Respect

Although I don’t gather Foxglove for my clinic I love to see the flowers nodding in the fields and woodlands at this time of the year. Foxglove was originally called Folks glove, because it was believed that the flowers were … Continue reading

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Harvesting Alchemilla mollis – A Great Healer and Toner

Yesterday I was able to harvest my first crop from the new bed of Alchemilla mollis at my herb field.  Alchemilla mollis is better known as Ladies’ Mantle and is now widely known as a herb ‘for women’.  This was … Continue reading

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