Enjoy the Peak of Spring Gardening — Here’s What to Do in May

Elemental Garden Blessing Ritual

Great post can't wait to get into my garden again

Spring Letter

Great Info 🙂

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blossomsTurmeric

[Natural News] “Turmeric has long been one of the most prized spices from the East, but its benefits extend far beyond the wonderful flavor and color it lends to many recipes. The health-promoting properties of turmeric have been known for millennia, but only recently has it been discovered that the bright orange spice is also a powerful ally in preventing and curing cancer…”

Read more at: http://www.naturalnews.com/053073_turmeric_cancer_cells_conventional_medicine.html

Valerian/Lemon Balm Combination Well Tolerated in Clinical Study…

Sedative herb formulas including combinations of Valeriana officinalis, L and Lemon Balm, Melissa officinalis, L, are widely used and have strong reputations for efficacy and safety.

For the full article click on the link below.

http://www.herbs.org/current/valerianmelissa.htm

Imbolc

Imbolc marks the beginning of spring. It is a time for spring cleaning. Many choose to clean their homes with herbs and ceremonies and declutter their spiritual lives. Imbolc is also called Brigid’s Day in honor of…

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Get a Head Start on Planning Your Garden, Even if It’s Snowing

Reviewing what you grew last year now will pay off when it’s time to head outside

Wildtending: Refugia and the Seed Arc Garden

Great Info Thank You, my yard is mostly shady so I am always looking for wild flowers and plants that do well in the shade. There are several beautiful Lady Slipper’s growing wild in the woods behind my house,Trillium grows in my garden and wild here in the woods too.

Dana's avatarThe Druid's Garden

Over the course of the last six months, I’ve been discussing in various ways philosophies and insights about helping to directly and physically heal our lands as a spiritual practice, weaving in principles of druidry, permaculture, organic farming, herbalism, and more. Specifically, I’ve suggested that we can have direct, meaningful, and impact benefit on our lands and through the work of our “healing hands” we can help heal the extensive damage caused by humanity. The reason is simple: we have lost so much biodiversity in so much of our landscapes; even our forests are in many cases, pale representations of what they once were in terms of biological diversity. This is true of tree species, plant species, animal species, insect life, soil biology, mycology, water-based life and so on.  While nature has the ability to heal herself, with the help of humans, she can do it much more…

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