Crataegus spp. AKA May flower tree. The appearance of the blossom signifies a move towards summer.  They are used in Beltane/May Day...

Ginkgo biloba When I was studying in London for my herbal medicine degree, every morning I would walk through Highgate Park. I would stop...

Achillea millefolium Isn’t it funny that sometimes when we look for something, we cannot find it. Yet, when we stop looking, the thing...

Juglans regia My housing estate stands on an old fruit research station that was run by Bristol University for exactly 100 years until...