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In this week’s vlog, we’re heading to a local greenhouse to purchase some vegetable plants for our garden, and I’m also sharing some clips of the boy’s first piano recital in 3 years! Next, join me as I make a DIY tick repellant shampoo made with essential oils to help keep pests off the boys […]

Now, I don’t know about you, but I have this feeling that May will be a busy month here at Wild Rose Cottage. I mean, April was a busy month for us, but as we move into a season of rising energy, I expect May to be even more action-packed. While I typically try to […]

Have you ever heard an herbalist say strange things such as: “Sit with the plants and let them teach you.” “Learn from the plants themselves.” “Plants are your teachers.” “Listen to the plants. What are they saying to you?” So on and so forth?  I know I sure have, and honestly, when I was new […]

The science and art of herbalism is a vast field of study, and no matter how you like to learn — online, in-person, at workshops, through books — it can be challenging to keep all that herbal information from becoming a jumbled mess in your mind.  This is where an herbal materia medica comes into play! […]

It’s been three years since we moved to Wild Rose Cottage, and in that time I have crafted a number of gardens around my home. There are herbs scattered here and there throughout the garden […]

Do you want to become an herbalist but aren’t quite ready for a formal herbal program? If so, that’s completely fine. There are many ways to learn how to use herbs and practice herbal medicine. If you want to dip your toes into the wild and wonderful world of herbal medicine at your own pace […]