We had a wonderful and festive wreath making workshop today. Participants made wreaths using willow and vegetation harvested on site.
They also enjoyed hot food and homemade cakes baked by our members.
A wonderful way to start the festive season!
As the new growing season arrives we will start to see the emergence our old friends – dandelions, bindweed, marestail and couch grass.
One of our members, Caroline Brown, has helpfully pulled together this guide to perennial weeds. to help you keep your plot weed free.
At this time of year woods and hedgerows are brightened by masses of tiny white flowers hanging in sprays which develop into purple elderberries later in the summer.
The fragrant elderflowers have many different culinary uses from drinks to desserts with perhaps the most well known being elderflower cordial.
One of our members, has kindly sent through details of how to make elderflower coridal using flowers harvested from the hedgerows on site and a recipe on BBC Good Food. They suggested making a half quantity as the recipe produces 3 litres of cordial.
