First Tincture of the Season: Ground Ivy

I decided to start my tincturing program. This year I intend to tincture as many of the herbs I am growing as I can–as long as there is sufficient plant material, I will tincture it. I want to really learn about all the herbs I am growing and those wild herbs that I have access [...]

Walking into the Spring Garden: Garlic, ground ivy, and Hades’ narcissus

The one thing I dislike about winter is that there’s no point in walking out in the garden every morning. In spring I feel like a monarch when I go out to survey my little city lot full of plantings. This morning was drizzly and cold and the wind was blowing, but I went out [...]