Sharing the health benefits of plants 

A piece of string around your finger, post-its and notifications may all help you remember. Did you know that rosemary has long been associated with memory and could also have a role to play? In the fourth act of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Orphelia refers to rosemary as being for « remembrance ». More recently, scientific studies have proven this plants ability to improve academic performance and even, in some cases, enhance cognitive function in people suffering from Alzheimer’s

Common Hawthorn ( Crataegus monogyna) is well known for its fruit, popular in syrups, liqueur, ketchup and jam, but did you know that the...

Elderflower champagne is a wonderful summertime drink, yet for a long time I didn’t make it myself as I wasn't sure I could correctly identify the plant. This post will help you to be able to do that and also give a recipe for this delicious beverage. The Elder ( Sambucus nigra) is a shrub or a small tree so the flowers grow from the tree and not from the ground. This may sound fairly obvious but Cow Bane ( Oxypolis rigidior) is a toxic plant which has similar looking flowe