Can you believe it’s already autumn today? Summer has gone by so quickly… but I don’t mind. I’m quite ready for those autumn days of cosying up, woollen cardigans, beautiful colors, picking apples in the garden, golden sunshine and candlelight. What about you? As the days shorten and the temperature becomes a bit cooler, comfort…
Getting up very early, putting on my walking shoes and starting this day with an early morning walk in a quiet area, called Landschap de Liereman. There is something absolutely overwhelming about walking in nature so early and only being surrounded by greenery and silence. It’s so calming and all my daily worries are fading…
It’s time for a little update of the garden! We’ve had an unusual summer in terms of the weather. Lots of rain and little sunshine or heat. Some parts of Belgium had to deal with an extreme flood and there’s so much damage. Our climate is really changing due to the global warming and it…
There has so much happened in the garden since I’ve written my last garden blogpost. It’s like there has been an explosion of green! It’s so soothing for my eyes and soul to drink in all this growth and green. I really missed this during the winter months. So be prepared for a real green…
Once upon a time I took a small pathway into a forest called “Hallerbos”. This path led me deep into the forest along green patches of wild garlic. Its distinctive smell filled the air. The white starry flowers were about to bloom and added some more magic to these enchanted woods. The tall beeches were…
“April comes with sudden showers, chilling winds and sunny hours. April comes with growing green on the trees still winter-lean.” April is really revealing all kind of greens! Everything looks so fresh and alive again after a bare and long winter. It’s finally time to harvest the first flowers and tiny herbal leaves to brew…
The first blossoms are blooming… what a hopeful sight! Spring is slowly approaching and I’m so looking forward to it? You too? Although it was far from a spring day when I photographed these blossoms. On the contrary, it was misty and had rained all night, it rather seemed like the perfect autumn day! Nevertheless…
“When the world wearies, and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden.” Quote by Minnie Aumônier Today the garden was my safe haven and refuge as the world sometimes is too overwhelming, especially now when the restrictions and limitations due to corona has such a huge impact on our daily lives. When I…
When one looks carefully, there are signs of life and growth everywhere on these first February days. Unnoticed, the snowdrops have begun to bloom. The tips of their specially hardened leaves are pushing themselves out of the cold ground and their lovely white bells are easily visible in the boarders now. It’s so wonderful and…
Winter days are the perfect days for hot cups of tea, isn’t it?! One can never have too many tea blends to chose from, don’t you think?! Maybe you already know I’m quite fond of herbal teas and as a herbalist I love to make my own teas. In this blogpost I would like to…