Hope Valley Herbal Solutions

27/09/2025

New Botanical Hero Card fresh off the easel: introducing Acanthus, said to help with joint dislocations …ease them back in & keep them in place….
Apollo loved Acantha, she rebuffed him, so he turned her into this scratchy plant, in true Greek mythology style…. So the story goes.
Been a bit busy recently, so took me a few days to draw this one… You can see it was progressively more dead at each sitting! Makes an interesting study of a dying leaf…Fitting with the season….🍁🍃🍂

20/09/2025

Mushroom hunting… have fun, they’re everywhere at the moment….but be careful!🥰🍄🍀

18/09/2025

Capturing a different kind of plant Medicine: sharing of knowledge, close to my heart….🥰🌺🌳

17/09/2025

AHA! Anna’s herbal art… Presenting Rowan, freshly drawn & created yesterday. My growing set of botanical cards got their first outing at a corporate HerbWalk on Monday, very exciting! Rowan has gifts for you waiting to be gathered now… 🥰🌳

09/09/2025

AHA! Anna’s Herbal Art…. Hoping over time to create a set of Herb Cards to help people remember their Herb Walks with me & Pepper….🤗🌺🌳🐕

07/09/2025

Magical Melomel, Making this winter’s tipple…. Autumn fruit, carefully crafted herb blend, Honey from the Honey harvest cappings & cider yeast…. It’s a labour of love, takes time and effort, but will keep body & soul well through the cold dark Winter nights….🥰🍎🫐🐝🌿

31/08/2025

A few ideas for Hawthorne berries… Left: tincture; middlle: hawthorn berries in home made apple cider vinegar; right: Hawthorn berry paste to be dehydrated and made into powder…
Please do share your ideas & pictures if you get creative too! It’s a wonderful feeling at the end of a day of picking and producing creatively! The end result is priceless & medicinal, you won’t find it as good in any shop….🥰💕❤️🌳

31/08/2025

Time to ask the fairies nicely if you can gather your Hawthorne berries (fairy avocados) to keep your heart strong and healthy…Don’t forget to leave plenty for the birds, and other people… If you listen the fairies will probably tell you when you have gathered enough…🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🌳🍒🍎🥑

24/08/2025

Thanks Vicky! 🥰🌺🌳

01/06/2025

My website is up and running again! And I have a blog for you… All about our wonderful Bees. Please do click on it even if you haven’t got time to read it, it will help me get my website back out there!

Thank you Kind people, enjoy the beautiful Sunshine! 😊🌺🐝🐝🐝🐝🍯🌳

Glory Bee!What better way for a beekeeper to start the day, than to open her conservatory doors to glorious sunshine, & an azure blue sky all a-buzz with swarming bees!I donned my cap so they didn’t get caught in my hair, & flung my doors open, like an excited child!It does feel like a great event...

26/07/2024

Swarm collecting, my favorite thing! 🌷🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🥰

The above Swarm was in the middle of the local campsite! It is now happily rehomed in my apiary & doing very well.🤩

🌷🐝If you are nearby and need a honeybee swarm collecting, please give me a ring!
Anna 07702209869, email hopevalleyherbs@icloud.com

Please try to make sure they are honeybees, not wasps, bumbles, or solitary Bees…. I only collect honeybees that are accessible with no special equipment!



11/07/2024

Sorry I don’t post much these days, I’m trying to just keep real and avoid virtual online stuff where I can… But I’m still alive and kicking and enjoying the herbs and sharing knowledge, so do you keep in touch if you want to!🥰🌷🐕🌳🕊