Working in the garden … Digging in the soil, planting new plants, pulling weeds, pruning and wrestling bushes into shape, and cold water dripping down your arm as you water your plants – all of these gardening related activities take their toll on our skin. I’ve been working in the garden a little more often [...]
I’ve always found it fascinating how most herbs and a number of plants have been used throughout history to cure what ails us. I actually have a number of books about herbs and their medicinal uses. I should dig them out and write about some of the more commonly found herbs from time to time. [...]
The last time I was in the garden doing any work was more than a week ago. I tidied up the front garden beds and really meant to get to the backyard to finish the half that I had left to trim, prune and fix up, but I just haven’t got back there to do [...]
