Captured in the garden carrying out a bundle of wood betony - Stachys officinalis. I love this plant, from scallop edged leaves, vivid purple flowers, to the beautiful way wood betony calms the nervous system, eases digestion and supports our deeper
Harvested some Agrimony a few days ago and made a a beautiful deep green fresh tincture. Its always a pleasure to harvest and get to spend time with the details of each plant but also sad to miss out on witnessing the full bloom and offering to the p
Each year I'm surprised when the blooms arrive. This next week will be busy with harvesting and making medicines. Featured here is Valarian in bloom, which is divisive some smell rat pee others summer bliss.
Wet Coast Mutual Aid Kits If you’re looking for a way to support local initiatives during this pandemic. I’m part of a small team of practitioners putting together Mutual Aid Kits to support Indigenous families and frontline workers in b
Sending some elder flower love to everyone. Xo
Some morning magic!
All the babies are in + the plants are looking healthy and strong. Looking forward to a summer of medicine making.
Harvesting calendula I've been really stunned by the details. Calendula supports your skins ability to heal while warding off infection and bringing down inflammation. Just one of the powerful healing plants in a healing salve I make + what a beauty!
I came across this beauty in the grass the other day + just dug out the name. Lychnis flos-cuculi - ragged robin! What a beaut!
Vanilla leaf (Achlys triphylla) - the ever changing forest.
Meet a garter snake in the garden today. Always feel a sense of awe and terror seeing them.
Chocolate lillies -Fritillaria biflora. A native wild flower here on vancouver island. If i hadnt stoped to sit on a mossy rock I would have missed them altogether. Nice to be reminded that there are layers and layers to discover depending how closel
Came across a nest this morning on the porch. A friend confirmed that it looks to be a robins nest. So sad for the lost home but what a beautiful little space to get to see.
Went wandering with my friend Otis the other day and look what we found.... 1. Native medicine wild celery 2. Endless clevers in a big velcro twist 3. Camas! 4. Owls butt 5. My first time meeting hedge nettle
Hello! - I’d like to join the invitation to introduce myself. My name is Rebecca Singer and I am a registered clinical herbalist and the creator of Twig + Stone Botanical Medicine, working out of the Heart & Hands Health Collective. I am
Violets and a cramp bark tree. A little slug eaten but still stunning. We mulched way more this year then in past seasons and may have created a slug haven.
Part III - albino slug sighting?
Part II - shottingstars forever. (Dodecatheon hendersonii)
Today I made it out into the woods. We were greeted by the spicy scent of skunk cabbage + the sound of wind in the tree tops. It felt restorative after a long spell in front of my computer.
Some spring findings.