Being a hedgerow herbalist, this time of year is one of my favourites! The hedgerows are becoming abundant with berries, nuts, and fruits. Time to get the basket out and start foraging and creating healthy medicines! And one of my favourites and store cupboard staples is elderberry syrup!

Dandelion flowers must be one of the most joyful sights at this time of year, carpeting roadsides and fields.

Stinging Nettle Stinging Nettle – Urtica dioica ( er-ti’ kah die-oh’ ee-kah) – comes from “urere”, meaning “to burn”. Stinging nettle is...

I am a hedgerow herbalist, a folk herbalist, and green witch, of the Wise Woman Tradition © Susun S. Weed. Susun is one of my herbal mentors, without her knowledge, wisdom and teachings my transition through womanhood into my crone years would have looked very different.