Hawthorn is a classic & highly valued heart tonic remedy in Western Herbalism & other herbal traditions too (this is well deserved as you will see!), known for its amazing ability to balance the heart in whatever direction is needed for the individual. This is what makes plants like Hawthorn so special.

Hawthorn is soaked in mystical folklore and has a very rich history of use and a strong connection with the Celtic festival of Beltane (May Day), the spring cross-quarter festival…

Kawakawa is also known as ‘the pharmacy of the forest” due to its extensive range of medicinal uses both internally and externally, truly an incredible tonic for the whole body…

I can still vividly recall the first time I intimately met Rose. I was about 5 years old and I was practicing riding my pink bike without trainer wheels. As I made my way down the concrete drive next to the brick farm house in a rather unsteady manner, I remember seeing the thorny rose bushes in front of me, off to the right of the driveway…