Allium triquetrum After returning to New Zealand from the UK, I was looking to make a pesto like Ramsons, Wild garlic pesto. This is as close as I could get and it makes a damn good oniony/garlicky pesto with an abundant weed. It’s found in the UK where it’s called Read more…
Edinburgh, it turns out has a secret rooftop terrace at the National Museum of Scotland. In my opinion, it’s by far the best part, although I am totally biased. It was a fresh afternoon and the icy breeze hit my face hard, even though I’m wearing a big and long Read more…
After a scroll through Etsy, I came across a botanically focused plant zine. (Zine – is defined as from the Freedictionary.com “being an inexpensively produced, self-published, underground publication”.) Being a lover of great illustration, especially plant-centric, I was instantly attracted to it. It contains 10 plants that it identifies through Read more…
Ok, so after a few rounds of really frosty days in Scotland, I was starting to think. “Well, that’s it then, for the year. It’s too cold and dark to go out and if I did, there wouldn’t be anything for me to forage anyway”. How wrong I was! Don’t Read more…
I really enjoy drawing plants. It means I have to sit still and really observe a plant. When I do this, I find out so much more about it. I can see the close up hairs, serrations, veins, bracts all these cool details I’ve never noticed before. All of this Read more…
Impatiens grandiflora As we walked in the sunshine on our foraging walk on Saturday, we found some Himalayan balsam. We stopped and nibbled on the seeds and admired the beauty of the flower. It is not admired in the same way by many, because it’s invasive, and some say smelly. Read more…