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Chamomile, before the tea
Once you invite chamomile in, it becomes a faithful friend. Returning year after year, at first almost undetected as their tiny seeds nestle between the soil particles and the little plants...

The Garden Cure by Jan Cameron
The Grow Create Joy book club is back and I'm picking up from where I left off with The Garden Cure by Jan Cameron. The Garden Cure is a guide to cultivating wellness, for ones self or for others,...

The chameleon and the crown
Goodbye to October, the chameleon and the crown of the season. A month when we can nostalgically forget the dark, rainy days and delight in the life-giving glow of decay. It’s no coincidence that...
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Edible flower ice cream sprinkles
Forget hundreds and thousands, choc chips and those little silver balls that nearly break your teeth. Edible flowers make the prettiest ice cream sprinkles of all.

Forget-Me-Nots on the rocks
Even though we’re still in April you could be forgiven for thinking it was summer some of these warm spring days. I’m not complaining, I’m totally going with it – sunglasses, short sleeves, iced drinks and all.

Pink primula and pea shoot salad
Pea shoots has to be one of the best flavours you can pick straight from the garden and that’s saying something. With a primula partner, together they look so pretty and taste so sweet.

Liquorice ice cream with primroses
Not everyone digs on eating grey food. It’s okay, I get it. But they obviously haven’t tried this glorious home made liquorice ice cream with pretty primroses.

The first rule of eating flowers
You can’t just go round grabbing any old flower and eating it willy-nilly. No. Just because something looks pretty doesn’t mean its good for you… and that’s a valuable life lesson right there.