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The Comfrey Conundrum
Over the years I've often found myself telling my beginning herbal remedy students that although herbs are amazing and effective healers,...

Linda Crider
3 days ago3 min read
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The Evening Magic of a Moon Garden
https://earthsally.com/gardening-basics/the-light-of-a-moon-garden.html What a great way to tap into your creative gardening skills and...

Linda Crider
Aug 94 min read
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Notes on Nettles
When you consider herbs from an astrological perspective, NETTLE is said to come under the rulership of the action oriented planet Mars. ...

Linda Crider
Jul 243 min read
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Rose of Sharon's Beauty & Blessings
When I look outside my kitchen window during the mid summer months, this is what I see... Pair this view of my blooming ROSE OF SHARON...

Linda Crider
Jul 103 min read
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Dandelion: Nature's Persistent Healer!
Many of us have done this, myself included. You look out at your garden or lawn one morning with admiration and satisfaction. And then...

Linda Crider
Jun 253 min read
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My Botanical Sanctuary!!
Who would've thought it was possible? For quite some time now I've been reading about United Plant Saver's  botanical sanctuary network,...

Linda Crider
Jun 114 min read
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Dreaming With Poppies
When you think about poppy flowers what comes to mind? Some might immediately recall the scene from the 1939 film version of The Wizard...

Linda Crider
May 264 min read
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A Special Book For Plant Enthusiasts...
What do you call someone who has an obsessive love for both plants and books? A "botanical-bibliophile"? A biblio-phytophile"? ...

Linda Crider
May 123 min read
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Loving Lavender!
You don't need to be well versed in medicinal herbs and flowers to recognize this one. Ahhh, sweet LAVENDER...she has gone majorly...

Linda Crider
Apr 273 min read
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Let's Make Some Moon Water!!
Just when I thought I might have run out of ideas for this blog, an inspiring possibility showed up! It seems to work that way. I...

Linda Crider
Apr 104 min read
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KAVA KAVA: the Community Builder
I decided to take a different approach during this Aries new moon. When choosing a card to focus on I usually have something in mind. ...

Linda Crider
Mar 293 min read
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What's a Limpia?
Have you ever had the experience of learning a new word or concept and then discover that you've been acquainted with this term or...

Linda Crider
Mar 133 min read
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The Gift of Serenity From Passionflower
I think you would agree with me that PASSIONFLOWER is one of the most unique and mystical plants you've ever seen! Shortly after I...

Linda Crider
Feb 264 min read
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Motherwort for Strength of Heart
Since I've always thought of February as "Heart Month," and in light of the upcoming Valentine's Day, I decided to feature another plant...

Linda Crider
Feb 123 min read
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Sage Reflections & Blessings
Over the past year I've made it a practice to smudge my healing space every morning and to do the same when it feels like my energy field...

Linda Crider
Jan 293 min read
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The Cover Says It All!
As you can see, just the title of this book speaks volumes! I came across it recently when reading a published interview in Emergence ...

Linda Crider
Jan 133 min read
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Recollect Ancestral Memories
Yes, I've written about this plant several times over the past year, including how to decorate with her in my most recent post, and here...

Linda Crider
Dec 23, 20243 min read
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Celebrate the Season With Rosemary
I you're like me and prefer decorating your home with natural rather than artificial evergreens and such, then look no further than the...

Linda Crider
Dec 14, 20243 min read
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The Energizing Magic of Ginseng
One thing that has always fascinated me about Ginseng is the shape of his root. Back in the day before herb books and internet...

Linda Crider
Nov 22, 20244 min read
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My Spirited Firewheel!
We had a few weeks of warmer than average temps in our part of the country early last month, so plants that would otherwise go dormant or...

Linda Crider
Nov 14, 20243 min read
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