Description
From the most productive-selling writer of The Hedgerow Apothecary
Learn how you can profit from your common garden plants like the herbalists of the past
Unlock the sustainable and ethical art of the apothecarist, and explore its wealthy folklore and history. Discover the hidden delights in your own garden and how you can use them to make delicious fit to be eaten treats, herbal cures and restorative beauty products. With photographs that can assist you safely identify fit to be eaten plants and tips on how best to prepare and preserve your finds, this is the very important guide to enjoying the home-grown riches of your garden.
Enjoy the therapeutic delights of the plants to be found in your own garden with easy-to-follow recipes.
– Heal dry hands with calendula balm
– Encourage restful sleep with cherry moon milk
– Get creative with a vivid blue ink produced from cornflowers
– Try a borage infusion for tired eyes
– Soothe itchy skin with herbal bath tea
– Bake a delicious nettle and lemon sponge cake
– Freshen up with a rosemary mouthwash
– Enjoy a cool glass of red clover lemonade
And a lot more!
