Category Archives: 365 Frankendael

365 Frankendael day 238

365 Frankendael,

Today I was in Tolstraat and noticed lots of Greater Celandine. I found it there whilst cycling many months ago. At that time the plants (which are interestingly in almost all the pavement gardens of the street) were in flower. Today not but some are in bud and despite the cold weather the plants look robust and more than able to yield cell growth halting sap. This plant is very useful for use against Herpes virus outbreaks. The orange sap is toxic but if carefully dabbed on herpes sores, warts or skin growths, it can often help to slow cell/virus growth.

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365 Frankendael day 234

365 Frankendael, Apprenticeship

Today I took my apprenticeship group on a walk through parts of Park Frankendael. We found lots of life, from buds slowly developing on waterside Willow, to Geraniums looking almost as perky as in mid summer, to Potentilla populating the spaces that Ramsoms claim in spring, to Russian Comfrey still hanging on despite the cold weather, to Garlic mustard building strength from the last rays of sun, to Hoary Plantain looking strong and not at all endangered.

Here’s a Holly and Ivy photo taken today in the woods.

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A pretty and edible pansy, close to my daughter’s favourite playground.

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And a little Robin, hopping along beside our group as we looked at the dried out flower stems of Lyme’s disease beating Teasel.

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