I'm loving to share more of my Spiral Path, awakening and return to my most profound teachers - the Plants, this has been the core of my earth walk, probably in many timelines, let us hear them speak The Rose of Return It always begins with Rose. She has never been just a flower in my world. She is breath and blood, thorn and thread, the very root of the remembrance. Her petals have lined the edges of my dreams since I was a child, whispering truths I couldn’t yet name. The scent of her bloom lingers long after summer has passed, like a memory that won't be forgotten, even in the coldest season., especially when ever I open my chest of dried herbs, hers is the scent I reach for first. Rose is the mother of all thresholds. She walks beside us as we remember how to live gently, but fiercely. It was with her that I first understood the language of plants isn’t spoken, it is felt. It's known deep in the body, like pulse or hunger. And in my moments of deepest heartbreak, or greatest clarity, it is Rose who always returns. Or perhaps, she never leaves. Nettle’s Edge & the First Step The first sting of connection came on the very first day of my apprenticeship with Rachel Corby. I stepped out of my van, barefoot, cup of rose tea warming my hands. I was grounded, expectant, reverent, and then I stepped right into her. Nettle. Wild. Upright. Unapologetic. The sting was electric. Not just physical, but cellular. I knew instantly this was no accident. Later that very day, as we began our teachings, Rachel revealed: "Today’s plant ally is Nettle." I smiled. My initiation had already begun. Nettle is a fierce initiator. She teaches through the skin, through discomfort, through challenge. And she gives back a thousandfold what she demands; strength, mineral-rich resilience, deep rootedness. She teaches that to thrive is not to avoid pain, but to integrate its message. She became my constant companion ~ tea, tincture, bath, infusion. Each cup of nettle was a homecoming to my bones.

As you know or will discover, I have two green thumbs 👍 when it comes to growing herbs and foods. I'm not well versed in flowers or inedible trees. I'm working on another ebook with lots of information on growing turmeric and all the wonderful things you can do with it for natural wellness. I'll add a link to it here as soon as it's ready. Are you a gardener, and do you have wisdom to offer in this category? Please feel free to share your brilliance so that others may learn from you.

This is the challenging step, having the vision and making a start. Here we have cleared the old garden away and levelled three flat areas. First the retaining walls go up. Then we use the same materials to build raised beds. I'll keep you up to date with progress and offer insight into the steps.