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When it comes to living naturally, one of the biggest hurdles we face is toxins. They’re everywhere!Our bodies are designed to break toxins down and dispose of them on a regular basis. However, it doesn’t […]

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: So on and so forth?  I know I sure have, and honestly, when I was new to the wild and wonderful world of herbs, those sayings sounded like a bunch of woo-woo expressions to me!  But here I am, years later, and now I’m […]

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 […]