October 2020 Monthly Message
Autumn Color - Momiji Season
Sunflowers
August 2020 Monthly Message
Celebrating mountains and eating shiso.
A Tossed Salad
Summer Salad Days
July 2020 Monthly Message
Star Celebrations and Star Flowers
June Monthly Message 2020
June in Japan = Celebrations and Iris.
Iris - A Rainbow of Colors
Iris - A Rainbow of Colors
May Monthly Message 2020
May in Japan = Seasonal Celebrations and Peonies.
April Monthly Message 2020
CHERRY BLOSSOMS & WISTERIA. Cherry Blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Photo: Pinterest.com.
Horsetail aka Equisetum
Equisetum - An Ancient Horsetail -Tale.
March 2020 Monthly Message
Equisetum on a New Hampshire hillside.
February 2020 Monthly Message
February Japanese Herbs and Celebrations
January 2020 Monthly Message
January Monthly Message: Seasonal Japanese Celebrations, Observances, and Herbs.
Raspberries and Blackberries
The January/February Journal reviews Rubus, a special group of berries including blackberries, raspberries, even yellow and orange varieties . Find out about the many contributions these berries make to our health, well-being, and tastebuds as well as some excerpts from Rubus 2020 HOY ™.
December 2019...Hawthorn
Monthly Message…December 2019 Hawthorn, Email discussion between herbal friends.
Hawthorn ecard - available through American Botanical Council.
PINE, FIR, & SPRUCE
Volume V Issue VI November/December 2019
A special group of related evergreens - pine, fir, and spruce. Find out about their similarities and differences and the many ways we use these trees in seasonal traditions, as a resource, as an herb, and just to enjoy.
PINE, FIR, AND SPRUCE
A special group of related evergreens - pine, fir, and spruce. Find out about their similarities and differences and the many ways we use these trees in seasonal traditions, as a resource, as an herb, and just to enjoy.
BEWITCHING HERBS
Volume V Issue V September/October 2019
Explore the many herbs encompassing the ideas of Halloween. Think broom, witch hazel, mugwort, boneset, bat’s wing (holly), eye of newt (wild mustard seed), corpse candles (mullein) and a host of other fun-named herbs perfect for the season.
BEWITCHING HERBS
Explore the many herbs encompassing the ideas of Halloween. Think broom, witch hazel, mugwort, boneset, bat’s wing (holly), eye of newt (wild mustard seed), corpse candles (mullein) and a host of other fun-named herbs perfect for the season.
THE NASTURTIUM
Colorful flowers shout summer with flashy primary colors. Nasturtiums are all that and more. Their sunny and cheerful aspect matches the glow of summer and offers an insight into the character of the flower which is bright and peppery. It is attractive as an ornamental bedding plant as well as a powerful medicine and culinary herb. Read about the nasturtium and other spicy herbs in this issue of An Herbal Leaf Journal.