Garden Adventures, Early May 2022
My garden continues to grow and change daily. All of my bulbs have passed (I need to put in tulips this fall as I now know that they are good for eating) so it is up to the ground cover … Continued
My Witch Garden (2021)
Yesterday we experienced a Christmas ice storm. After the worst of it ended, I stepped outside with my camera to capture the effects of it in my tiny corner garden. To my absolute delight, all of my plants and trees … Continued
In Search of the Mighty Monarch
Some of my earliest fond memories from my childhood involve wading through chest-high milkweed in search of monarch caterpillars. I know it was in the house-by-the-lake so I was younger than nine. My mother was teaching an elementary school class … Continued
Wild Crafting: DIY Violet Syrup for Cocktails (and so much more!)
I suspect that I’m not the only Green Witch that had an aha moment at some point in my life that I could have been eating flowers THIS WHOLE TIME. I’ve experimented a lot with edible flowers in many forms … Continued
The Magic of Purple Deadnettle
Last Spring, I fell in love with the unassuming (and yet strikingly beautiful) Lamium Purpureum, otherwise known as Purple (or occasionally Red) Deadnettle. This wild forageable is considered a “weed” in many a yard and garden and yet has great … Continued
The Magic of the Snowdrop and a Free Book of Shadows Page
I’m not sure if I should be surprised that the tiny snowdrop – so seemingly unassuming – would have such a vast and interesting history. As well as being harnessed by modern medicine, the snow drop plant has been written … Continued
Thoughts on a Witch’s Garden in Early Spring
I am still deep in the watery depths of Pisces season and haven’t come up for air much over the past couple of weeks. Each day, even when cold (we’re still seeing occasional 30° days here in Southern New England), … Continued
My Spring Garden: A beginning
To be a green witch is to exist deep in the cycle of life that has existed since the beginning of time – a cycle of life, of death, and of eventual rebirth. No two rebirths will ever be the … Continued