by theopenoak | Apr 14, 2017 | Blog
Hello floral friends! Today we will be honing our collective focus in on a beautiful herb that goes by two names relatively equally- Borage, or Starflower. This pretty plant is native to the Mediterranean and North African regions, but has become naturalized all over...
by theopenoak | Apr 11, 2017 | Blog
Good afternoon my fellow floral folk! I hope this missive finds you well, despite the numerous planetary retrogrades and other human-related chaos influencing our blue and green world. The world can be a wild and unruly inhabitance, and can often leave us feeling as...
by theopenoak | Apr 7, 2017 | Blog
Hello there, and a happy Friday to you all! Today we will be taking a drive up the coast into the beautiful mountains of the Pacific Northwest. There we find, amongst the trees, mist, and mountain air, a bright yellow, flowering bush bearing the common name of Oregon...
by theopenoak | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog
Good morning floral friends! Spring has sprung out here on the west coast, and our coastlines and hills are bursting to the brim with the most gorgeous array of wildflowers I have yet to see in my lifetime. Wild mustard, California poppies, morning glory, lupin and...
by theopenoak | Mar 30, 2017 | Blog
Hello friends! This morning I’m going to continue on the theme of herbs for the nervous system that I began with Oat, and build on that knowledge with today’s profiled herb, Bacopa! An important herb in Ayurvedic medicine, bacopa works with our nervous...
