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Wild Plants Blog

Join me as I explore themes related to wild plants and the benefits they

have for our wellbeing, the planet, as well as their cultural and historical relevance.

As I write, I’m coming to the end of a week long getaway in the ‘purple Perigord’ wine region of Bergerac. My holidays are inadvertently...

May 14, 2023

I have been unwell the past month. A vigorous cold turned into an earache, followed by sinusitis. It has been unpleasant to say the...

Apr 11, 2023

I went to see a doctor this week and was pleasantly surprised that her suggested remedy was evening primrose oil. Actually I smiled in...

Mar 18, 2023

I listened to an episode of Dr Rangan Chatterjee's "feel better live more" podcast tonight on the subject or awe, with Dr Dacher Keltner,...

Mar 4, 2023

Spring is on its way. Fresh by green shoots are starting to emerge all around the forest near I live. So I decided it was time to make a...

Feb 22, 2023

We have all had a cold for over a week, and I'm trying to use more natural remedies, so yesterday I decided to use the frozen rosehips...

Feb 19, 2023

Today I decided to create a wildlife pond in my garden. This had been something on my mind for a while as I have read that it's the best...

Feb 6, 2023

A little overlooked fact is that one of the best methods of carbon capture is to ... do nothing! Letting wild plants do their thing, as...

Feb 3, 2023

Welcome to Love Wild Plants This is a website I created to share my passion for the wild plants that grow all around us. As I outline in...

Jan 30, 2023