Hawthorn Syrup, a Winter pick you up. Homemade hawthorn syrup is Autumn packed into a bottle. Mindful of leaving haws on the trees for the birds, the hawthorn berry syrup benefits us as well.  They are beloved by many of our birds, including blackbirds, thrushes, fieldfares and many smaller finches. Watch as these birds swallow…

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The apple tree

The Importance of the Apple Tree. As we creep towards the shorter darker days of the year and the festival of Halloween, it is a good time to reflect upon how our ancestors viewed the switch from light to dark and their interpretation of it through the plants and landscape around them. Samhain is a…

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