A new herb station

This year I’ve decided to grow more herbs, for drying as well as using fresh. So far I have lovage, curly parsley, basil, chives, corriander and sage growing in the greenhouse. All the rest of the herbs in the new herb area were bought from a specialist herb nursery. For some strange reason I’ve always …

Myths and legends associated with flowers and plants.

I love some of the stories connected with flowers, so today I thought I’d share some of them with you.Geranium There are many legends attached to the anemone. In Palestine, it’s sometimes referred to as “Blood drops of Christ” as it was thought to have grown under the cross and on the graves of those …