Flax - Linum usitatissimum Credit N Cullinan I spy with my little eye… A vast crop of luminous lime fields… long stalks with green bobbles… what is it? This is flax! Evidently flax flourishes in Normandy’s temperate climate of alternating fine rain and generous sunshine. Travel opens one's mind through our senses. It is true that travel stimulates, teaches and gives us new experiences… this is what I learned on a recent getaway to France, gazing out of the car window while ro

Purple Comfrey - Symphytum Officinale Credit: N Cullinan Let's go on a plant safari... growing with the seasons and learning with plants ;) Meet the common Comfrey... it is also called Knitbone, Boneset, Consolida, Healing Herb and Bruisewort. Its Latin name is Symphytum officinale. I have some growing in my garden. And during a trying time where my dog Rosy tore her cruciate ligament and required surgery to fix it, I noticed that she started to eat it. At first I thought sh

Let's go on a plant safari... growing with the seasons and learning with plants ;) Everyone needs an elder in their midsts for support......

Everyone needs an elder in their midsts for support... and here is the elderberry! I invite you to go on a plant safari with me......

Walking the Eindhoven Urban fringe. Credit: N Cullinan This past year has taken its toll on all of us in a variety of ways. While we...