Wool - Tribulations of Hand Spinning and Herbal Dyeing

"Wonderful weather for the Bank Holiday."  My companion, Elinor Gotland peered into the trays of seedlings that had been carr...

Free Woad, Weld, Madder, Coreopsis Tinctoria, Japanese Indigo and Impatiens Balsamina Seeds Now all gone, thanks everybody  Small env...

A week ago I stood a tray of weld seeds in full sun on the greenhouse shelf because I'd decided long hours of daylight would germinate ...

I walked out into the garden thinking this could be the perfect day for sowing weld seeds and as I reached the greenhouse, my companion ...

Since salvaging dye from the neglected Japanese Indigo plants of 2017 proved such an unexpected success, I felt much less pressure to u...

My companion and I stood on the doorstep, bracing ourselves to step out into the June rain drenching the garden. "At least you won...

"Look at those foxgloves, Elinor. I am so on trend. Vertical impact galore, my Dye Garden border is totally Chelsea." "T...

I strode up and down the patio picking pots up and putting them down again, not sure which plant to put where, undecided what border to ...

Delighted to introduce these dye plant cards, which come with gardening instructions and free seeds.  Now available  here  if you'd...