by wildflowerscho | Sep 23, 2010 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
Driving back from the Traditions in Western Medicine Conference in New Mexico a few days ago gave me a rare opportunity to see the fall roadside blooms of Hill Country. We have had an unusually wet year(thank goodness) and it has allowed a nice array of blooms...
by wildflowerscho | Jul 6, 2010 | Bioregional Herbalism, Library, Herbs
Our Southern Rockies class just ended with a bang on July 4. We started in the Santa Fe National Forest near Jemez Springs on the edge of the Rockies and moved our way North into the San Juan National Forest near the WeminucheWilderness. We started by getting...
by wildflowerscho | Mar 10, 2010 | Herbs, Bioregional Herbalism
Crucifixion Thorn, also known as Chaparro Armagosa, the official latin binomial Castela emoryi in the Simaroubaceae Family. This plant is a very special and rare desert medicinal plant. It is listed as Salvage Restricted Protected Native Plants by the Arizona...
by wildflowerscho | Mar 10, 2010 | Herbs, Bioregional Herbalism
Just got out of the early spring bloom in Anza Borrego and the surrounding desert. The desert was green, wet, windy and cool. This year is a good one. The cooler weather meant my travels to some areas hinted at massive blooms that were to come, but all together most...
by wildflowerscho | Oct 29, 2009 | Library, Remedies, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism, All
EXPLORING PLANTS USED FOR BROOMSTICK ADVENTURES Nicole Telkes RH(AHG) wildflowerherbschool.com Datura and Snakeskin gathered 9/2023 for Flying Ointment Flying ointment, also known as witches’ flying ointment, green ointment, magic...
by wildflowerscho | Oct 29, 2009 | Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
AAHHHH. Rain. Sweet gentle cool rain. In temperate zones this time of year is thought of as a time of plants beginning to die back and the earth going to sleep until spring. We, my dears are not temperate. Our cycles of green and brown are very murky and indistinct to...
