Elements Natural Healing & Gardens

06/22/2024

The thought of making changes to lifestyle and food choices may feel daunting, however, even small incremental change can greatly improve health. 🌻

04/22/2024

Happy Earth Day 🌻

04/18/2024

Early spring bloomers.
Virginia Blue Bells and Forget-me-nots in the water garden. The color blue-black represents the water element.

The Blue Bells are a native northeastern woodland wildflower. I picked up a few plants from a nursery in Maine eight years ago. The patch continues to expand nicely each season.

03/26/2024

Hellebores, hardy evergreen perennials, welcoming the arrival of Spring. We planted these three varities about fifteen years ago. They’re frost and shade tolerant, and deer resistant.

01/30/2024

09/19/2023

We had a good amount of elderberries to harvest this season. Made 8 oz of syrup and dehydrated the remainder of berries for future batches throughout the winter.

Zucchini and cucumbers are done for the season. Still harvesting tomatoes.

Some Thai basil and Thai chilies for a veggie curry dish. Yum.

09/16/2023

Attending the Botanic Wise Women’s Herbal Gathering today. Enjoying the amazing weather amongst our plant allies. 🌻

08/04/2023

Fresh from the garden. Raw material to finished side dish. 🌻

08/03/2023

Food as medicine…. Adding a wide range of aromatic culinary herbs to your diet can be beneficial to health. These herbs have a long history of use. Not only do they add flavor to a meal, but also contain medicinal properties. They’re very simple to grow in pots on a sunny deck or patio during the summer months or in a sunny windowbox inside during the cooler seasons.

Click on each photo for a brief history and benefits overview.

07/27/2023

It’s tomato season. Looking forward to the big boys ripening. 🌻

07/25/2023

Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatora)

Found on the edges of woodlands throughout North America. In bloom from June-September. Actions are anti-inflammatory, bitter, antiviral, astringent,antispasmodic, and vulnerary.

One of its traditional uses was for bladder irritation with burning urine and stress incontinence (coughing/sneezing).

Its magical power is known as a remedy to prevent meddling and interference. It releases tension from the environment when placed in an area of conflict.