• About HMA
    • About Kim & Vicky
    • Floating apothecary
    • Press
    • Books
    • Contact
  • Make
  • Patreon
  • Videos
    • Events
    • Hire us
  • Blog
Menu

Handmade Apothecary

Street Address
City, State, Zip
07976 579 619
Forage, grow, make: herbal recipes & remedies

Your Custom Text Here

Handmade Apothecary

  • About
    • About HMA
    • About Kim & Vicky
    • Floating apothecary
    • Press
    • Books
    • Contact
  • Make
  • Patreon
  • Videos
  • Events
    • Events
    • Hire us
  • Blog
herbal basket.jpg

Blog

A basketful of herbal musings...

How to weave a lavender wand/sachet

August 2, 2020 Kim & Vicky

This delightfully quick and simple craft uses fresh lavender stalks to create a pretty, scented, wand shaped ‘sachet’. Suitable and full of fun for all the family.

Read more
In Make, Arts & Crafts Tags Lavender, Scented sachets
3 Comments

Sambucus spotting: How to tell the difference between the two main UK elderflowers

July 27, 2020 Kim & Vicky

How to tell apart Black elder (Sambucus nigra) from dwarf elder (S. ebulus) and why it may be important.

Read more
In Foraging, Herbs Tags Elder, Elderflower, Dwarf elder, Sambucus nigra, Sambucus ebulus, Elderberry
3 Comments

Beware! Poison hemlock, foraging and a moral story

July 21, 2020 Kim & Vicky

A story about a botanist friend and their unfortunate experience with hemlock.

Read more
Tags Hemlock, Conium maculatum
2 Comments

Know your nettles 2: The video

July 12, 2020 Kim & Vicky

Did you know that Nettles grow male and female flowers on separate plants? Why does this matter? Because if you want to harvest seeds, then you need to be able to spot the subtle differences between male flowers, female flowers and the seed cases - otherwise, you won't be getting what you want. Check out our latest video showing you how to tell the difference.

Read more
In Herbs Tags Nettle, Urtica dioica
3 Comments

St. John's Wort: Identification and making infused oil (Video)

July 5, 2020 Kim & Vicky

Identifying St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) and how to make an infused oil for topical use.

Read more
In Health, Herbs, Make Tags Hypericum perforatum, St. John's Wort
Comment
← Newer Posts Older Posts →

Categories

  • Arts & Crafts (1)
  • Beauty (1)
  • Grow (2)
  • Health (21)
  • Eat (22)
  • Foraging (23)
  • Make (23)
  • Herbs (31)

Subjects

  • Achillea millefolium (1)
  • Allium (1)
  • Allium ursinum (1)
  • Alzheimers (1)
  • Arctium lappa (1)
  • Aromatic water (1)
  • Arthritis (1)
  • Botany (1)
  • Burdock (1)
  • Cardiovascular herbs (1)
  • Cleavers (1)
  • Comfrey (1)
  • Conium maculatum (1)
  • Cordyceps (1)
  • Cornflower (1)
  • Decoctions (1)
  • Detox (1)
  • Drying herbs (1)
  • Dwarf elder (1)
  • Elderflower Champagne (1)
  • Elderflower Fritters (1)
  • Facemask (1)
  • Feverfew (1)
  • First aid (1)
  • Floral Water (1)
  • Foraging rules (1)
  • Fruit leather (1)
  • Fruit recipes (1)
  • Gathering herbs (1)
  • Hand sanitiser (1)
  • Harvesting (1)
  • Hayfever (1)
  • Headache (1)
  • Hemlock (1)
  • Herbal oils (1)
  • Herbal tea (1)
  • Hip and Haw Ketchup (1)
  • Honey (1)
  • Hydrosols (1)
  • Immunity (1)
  • Infused oils (1)
  • Infusions (1)
  • Lavender (1)
  • Leather (1)
  • Lemon balm (1)
  • Lilac (1)
  • Linden (1)
  • Lion's Mane (1)
  • Magnolia (1)
  • Melissa (1)
  • Migraine (1)
  • Nettle soup (1)
  • Ointments (1)
  • Plantago (1)
  • Salves (1)
  • Sambucus ebulus (1)
  • Scented sachets (1)
  • Spring cleansing (1)
  • Sunburn (1)
  • Syringa (1)
  • Tanacetum parthenium (1)
  • Tattoos (1)
  • Tilia (1)
  • Tinctures (1)
  • Wild mushrooms (1)
  • Withania (1)
  • Yarrow (1)
  • broken bones (1)
  • cep (1)
  • chicken of the woods (1)
  • cordials & tonics (1)
  • cra (1)
  • edible (1)
  • forage (1)
  • foraging (1)
  • foraging tools (1)
  • giant puffball (1)
  • october (1)
  • porcini (1)
  • september (1)
  • succus (1)
  • Allium triquetrum (2)
  • Anxiety (2)
  • Avena sativa (2)
  • Bellis perennis (2)
  • Calendula (2)
  • Colds & flu (2)
  • Daisy (2)
  • Dandelion (2)
  • Edible flowers (2)
  • Galium aparine (2)
  • Garlic Mustard (2)
  • Hypericum perforatum (2)
  • Plantain (2)
  • Rosehip (2)
  • St. John's Wort (2)
  • Taraxacum officinale (2)
  • Three Cornered Leek (2)
  • Trametes sp. (2)
  • Turkey Tail (2)
  • bruises (2)
  • Calendula officinalis (3)
  • Elder leaf (3)
  • Elderberry (3)
  • Mushrooms (3)
  • Oats (3)
  • Pesto (3)
  • Sambucus nigra (3)
  • Urtica dioica (3)
  • Crataegus (4)
  • Elder (4)
  • Elderflower (5)
  • Wild Garlic (5)
  • Hawthorn (6)
  • Nettle (8)

As seen in:

bbc%252Bcountryfile.jpg
country homes.png
landlove logo.png
house beautiful.png
countryliving.png
download.png
grazia.png
simple things.png


Handmade Apothecary

London

info@handmadeapothecary.co.uk

Kim 07976 579 619

 

Text, ideas & images Copyright © 2022 Handmade Apothecary, all rights reserved.

Images copyright © 2022 Kyle Books & Sarah Cuttle Photography

The advice found here is for educational & informational purposes. It is not medical advice. If you would like to treat any condition with herbs, seek professional advice with a herbalist and your doctor. Please read our website use guidelines here. GDPR Privacy Policy Here.

Subscribe