Tracy at Silverdale

20/10/2025

This past weekend was one of complete admiration. I was lucky enough to attend The Festival of Fiction curated by Tess Woods and Associate Director Amanda Kendle at Edith Cowan University, Joondalup. It's a literary festival celebrating all things fiction .. and some non-fiction writing and stories.

Being an avid reader and a lover of writing and stories, I wouldn't have want to be any where else.

Workshops and panel discussions ensued - one of the best was an incredible interview between Amanda Kendle with Tim Winton - it was blooming fantastic I felt so lucky to be there! It was a magic weekend of community and like minded who love the power of words and story.

Meeting in the flesh Mem Fox (Author of Where's The Green Sheep? And Possum Magic) Tim Winton (Cloudstreet, Breathe, Juice and so many others - Ningaloo is his latest - Kids Picture book) and also Tasma Walton - I am Nannertgarrock - A story of her 4 times great grandmother - it's so powerful and a must read - This has for sure has been a year highlight.

It was one of those soulful enriching weekends - one I will remember for some time.

The power of story can help us heal. It gives our voice a place and our wisdoms shared is so incredibly powerful.

If you love books, you love to read and you love a good story, you'll love this. Next years is no doubt already in the planning.

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08/10/2025

Here's an article you mind find helpful if you suffer from constant overthinking. When we can calm the mind, even for a short time we can gain energy, rather than feeling constantly depleted. It's a thing and a theme for this week.

Bowen and Flower Healing can support us to simply relax, connect bring relief and even help us get to the bottom of thoughts or things that seem to constantly plague us.

It's all part of being beautifully human, yet we can channel this in new ways that support and not undermine what we need to do or be.

Amano Flower Essence was designed to support and calm the mind. When healing is needed sometimes our minds will ramp up to gain our attention to simply stop and check in. Link in comments

This article may help.

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07/10/2025

Are you an overthinker?

Is you mind flitting from one thought to the next, replaying conversations, old regrets, or even imagined scenarios?

So many of us do.

At its worse it's known as rumination, when the brain loops, trying to solve something it doesn’t fully understand.

It will go around in circles trying to find meaning, a solution or simply a way to process. Many of us find this exhausting. You may be too?

Amano Flower Essence was created to help break this mental looping.

It soothes the busy mind and calms the nervous system, giving you the space to breathe, reflect, and reconnect.

With other simple coping strategies, you will find that this calms the farm and also brings in a sense of relief you may not have been able to access before.

Finding mental calm doesn’t come from “thinking harder,” yet from creating connection through the body. Amano may support you to bring in this connection and from here you're able to redirect nervous energy in different way.

It may help you to feel grounded, relief from the noise and brings calm because of both of these things.

Explore the essence here → Available in 15ml and 25 ml bottles - www.silverdale.com.au/product/amano-essence

06/10/2025

Our next and last online Emflowerment Club for 2025 will be Thursday 20th of November. Octobers calendar filled fast so we're on the homeward stretch before the end of 2025.

We’ll connect in with flower healing including journal prompts to get us started.

Transitioning from every day life and stress can be challenging - the Emflowerment Club makes it easy.

Remember, totally free - you just need to sign up to grab all the details.

If you're up for an even that surroubds yourself in nature, while getting a littke creative - check in at the Emflowerment Club we would love to see you there.

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02/10/2025

This is our green masterpiece. The very beginnings of rebuilding the soil in our veggie patch.

You may or may not know it's important to rebuild soil after using it to grow things like corn or tomatoes as these plants up take a lot of nitrogen. So .. we're using Green Manure to rebuild it.

Green Manure is the use of "greens" - plants such as legumes (like clover, peas, beans) to fix nitrogen. The specific plants chosen for a green manure mix depend on the climate and the season they are planted. We're using mustard, warrigal greens, rocket and legumes.

These greens will be cut down before they seed and then placed on top of the growing crop.

They’ll grow for another month and then we'll place hay to breakdown the "greens', rebuilding the soil for a summer tomato crop. I'll post our progress as we go.

We're in the process of overhauling our garden. It's been my dream to create a healing garden adding flowers and spaces to our green haven.

We've replaced many plants with local native flowering plants.

They're water wise, bring in the pollinators such as birds and bees. Bringing their healing magic and messages of insight. Yes I talk to our plants 🌱 🌻 😄.

Our next step is maximising our water usage and adding in new retic ..

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01/10/2025

Spring has sprung. After some time with family and celebrating my youngest daughter finishing school I honoured it all with a day amongst the flowers with fellow flower lover, Jo Wilson.

BEing amongst the orchids and Everlastings and learning about our local natives was the elixir I needed. We attended one of Kings Parks Free Wildflower Walks.

Fun Fact - many of our WA orchids all need a fungi friend in their surrounding soil to help them grow. Many of our orchids do not pollinate so they rely on their bright colours and presence to attract the birds and the bees they need to self seed. I find it all so fascinating.

If you're looking for something to do over the next weeks or even in the school holidays - I highly recommend the WildFlower Walk in Kings Park - they run twice daily 7 days a week!

Happy Days 🌸

15/09/2025

- If you want something deeply heartfelt in your ears this week. I highly recommend listening to this awesome interview by Ali Daddo of WA’s own John Butler and his wife Danielle Caruana (Mama Kin).

Universal wisdom totally rocks.

Podcast Episode · The Heart Of It · 14/09/2025 · 1h 2m

07/09/2025

A full moon eclipse, which peaks early tomorrow morning, marks the beginning of “Ancestors Fortnight” (see for more). It's frigging powerful.

The next 14 days are a time to reflect, bring healing, and give attention to those who have come before us. We’re in strange times, and I think sometimes looking back to move forward is necessary.

I’m currently in Melbourne honouring the passing of my dear uncle. He was a trailblazer for the Chelsea Football Club and founded the National Golf Club in Rosebud. Later, he retired and became their Green Keeper, nothing like tending a golf course in retirement. He lived life to the fullest, making time for everyone, his beloved Richmond Football Club, and his cherished family.

It's been an honour to hear stories of his life, reconnect with our Melbourne family, fill in gaps that were missing, and heal hearts from past pangs. I’m now researching our family tree and reconnecting in ways that were deeply needed.

I’ve heard family stories of pain and missed opportunities. It all feels so cosmically timed. Deep. Healing. Relieving. Powerful.

Eclipses fast-track our inner and outer development. They've the power to lift us up and out of places we’ve outgrown and move us into new beginnings. It seems to all start and end in the first place we begin - our family.

Especially today, being Father's Day. Happy Father's Day to all who celebrate - those with us and passed on.

This ancestral window closes on the new moon on the 22nd, for us in Perth, the day before the Spring Equinox.

This feels like a cosmic spring clean. A blooming potent and powerful one.

The flower essences that support ancestral healing and clear out our energetic psyche in subtle yet potent ways are Angelsword (Pic below) and Boab. These flowers aren’t just for this moon, but for this whole cycle. Both may support this process.

Flower Essences are vibrational healing at its best. They settle into your energy field and guide you deep into where your attention needs to go, not externally, but internally, so you can meet yourself with sensitivity, release what intuitively needs to go, and integrate what's needed.

They're powerful. Flower Allies are here to support our soul and emotional evolution.

If you’d like to know more about flower healing and gain further insights into what you need, you can book a powerful flower essence reading or simply join my newsletter. Both links are below.

Happy Full Moon.

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03/09/2025

We had our Flower Mandala Healing Workshop on Sunday. It was THE best way to welcome and celebrate ourselves and spring!

It’s taken a day or two for me to truly put into words just how beautifully our Flower Mandala Workshop was received on Sunday. I share deeper reflections in my newsletter.

We began with a mindful floral tea intention and flowed through to intimate connection experiences with the flowers. All designed to awaken the senses to the healing energy of flowers and nature.

There’s a special magic in working with plants and flowers, selecting those that call to your heart, feeling into their natural resonance, and experiencing their gentle healing energy. Every person and their mandala blossomed into unique expressions of nature’s restorative and creative power.

The biggest heartfelt thanks to Cath Inman (), who embraced this idea and welcomed us into her extraordinary artist retreat in Kalamunda. Creating together in her inspiring space was just pure joy.

Such a powerful and uplifting day for everyone who joined. Cath and I are dreaming up more for next spring, and I can’t wait to do it all again.

If these flowery workshops spark your interest, I’ll be holding similar workshops through the coming year for 2026. Sign up for my newsletter (link below) for updates.
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Meanwhile, please check out our pics. I hope they fill you with all the joys we experienced from Sunday. It was truly special!

Happy Spring!

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01/09/2025

Happy Wattle Day - Our most beautiful Acacias are always worth celebrating.

In a recent study, archaeological findings on Martu Country in the Western Desert reveal that wattle and other Acacias have been used by Aboriginal people for food, medicine, and tools for more than 50,000 years.

You can read more about this amazing find in the link in comments.

Wattle as an essence humbles us. It brings calm to the mind and helps focus thoughts, gently guiding us to face life’s choices with clarity. It nurtures awareness, supporting a wise and steady outlook that helps us move safely through challenges.

Happy Wattle Day!

29/08/2025

Wildflower Season is upon us. If you're looking for something to do this weekend, below are local and well known Perth spots to soak up and squeal about our amazing native flowers.

Here’s some of our favourite wildflower destinations, and trail recommendations:

Local to the Hills
🌻 Kalamunda National Park – Trails of Everlastings, Donkey Orchids and Native Wisteria. Acacias are also blooming everywhere.

🌻 Lesmurdie Falls – With all this amazing rain the falls are flourishing and rapid. The lakes are lined with native orchids, wattle and also native wisteria.

🌸 York
* Just 1 hour east of Perth; WA’s oldest inland town, well-known for canola fields and nearby wildflower trails.
* Oswald Sargent Nature Reserve: Glory peas, cowslip orchids, mallee gum.
* Mokine Reserve: Sundews, mirbelias, violet hovea; 5km trail.

🌸 Whiteman Park
* 30 minutes from the CBD; 400 wildflower species, banksia woodlands, birdlife.
* Trails: Goo Loorto Trail (3km), Werillyiup Trail (short), Wunanga Trail (4.3km).
* Features: Birdwatching, tram rides, torchlight fauna walks, good picnic/barbecue facilities.

🌸 Ellis Brook Valley Reserve (Gosnells)
* 30-minute drive; 550+ wildflower species and 4 walking trails.
* Sixty Foot Falls Trail: 2km hike to waterfall and quarry.
* Blue Wren Ramble Trail: Mouse Ears, Karri hazel.
* Eagle View & Easy Walk Trails: Short/easy walks, accessible options.

🌸 Dwellingup
* 97km south; famous for jarrah forests and wildflowers.
* Lane Poole Reserve: 4 trails, 500+ wildflower species.

General Tips
🌼 Most parks provide barbecue and picnic amenities.
🌻 Visitor centres often offer maps, guides, and advice.

Happy Flower Hunting!

📸 Local Hiking Club

25/08/2025

We're proud to announce our up and coming Flower Healing Mandala Workshop has sold out.

This will be a magic morning totally immersed in all things flower and plant healing and more.

We will dive deep into tea flowery teas, the healing aspects of nature, to create our very own floral mandala.

Watch this space for more amazing workshops to coming to you through Spring.

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