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I feel like I have been chasing my tail a little lately so apologies for late posting and lack of promised pictures from our last meeting on the 9th June! I WILL pop up to Culberry and take some snaps very soon. Meanwhile just an update on our planting last time, very industrious we were […]
The National Institute of Medical Herbalists are holding a national awareness week from 18-26th June. I will be at Ceres Health Foods on Friday 24th June for a talk on the Herbalists Art, an Ointment making demonstration and free 10 minute consultations. I will be there from 2-4pm. No prebooking required and no charge for […]
It was lovely to see how much our plants had grown since our first real planting session last time. We were also faced with an interesting array of weeds, some of them treasures that we decided to keep – Soapwort and Poppy mainly, no thanks to the Dungweed and Rape! Last month we planted Calendula, […]
You are invited to attend a Herbal Workshop where you can learn how to use herbs to restore health to yourself, your family and friends. The day will be held at Culberry Nursery where we have an Apothecary’s garden as well as our new community herb garden. It’s a great time of year to be […]
My heart sang when I came across an abundance of Sweet Violet on a beautiful sunny morning last week. The delicate purple flowers nestled amongst lush heart shaped leaves are among the first wild flowers to bloom in springtime. Viola odorata, sweet violet, wild violet of the Violaceae plant family are an ancient and valuable […]
Sussex Herb Group met for the third time on a rather grey cold Saturday afternoon. The woodburner in the potting shed was very welcome – thank you Martin! The main focus of our meeting this time was to continue the design for our new Community Herb Garden, this is a very exciting project for us […]
We had a lovely day in the potting shed on Sunday, despite the rain we made it to the herb garden! Most of the herbs are gone over now but the Phytolacca berries were resplendant in their glory! The Calendula true to its name, stoically flowering bringing cheer to a grey day! Our group foraged […]
We have a date for the first meeting of the West Sussex Herb Group! All are welcome, the only requirement is an interest in Herbs! Be that Medicinal, Culinary or Growing. Our first meeting will be on October 18th 7.30 to 9pm at Culberry Nursery, Dappers Lane, Angmering
Join Andrea for a Herbal Workshop where you can learn how to use herbs for minor ailments. We will explore common herbs, ones that grow locally or that you can grow at home. We will be making Creams, Ointments, Gels medicinal blends of Herb Tea’s and Herb oils. The workshop will run on the3rd October […]
I came across this article today and thought to share it here.. wonderful! A remote Welsh village called Myddfai is to revive its centuries old tradition of herbal treatments. Myddfai is a tiny village with a parish population of about 400, but in recent years the fortunes of the village have been steadily dwindling as […]