How sweet is your Marshmallow?

I am quite happy with the colours of my first wild rose shrub and marshmallow plants. Yes, you heard right - Marshmallow or Althea officinalis - not the white puffy candy stuff used to roast at your campfire! You can use the leaves and roots for medicinal purposes, especially good for digestive/stomach issues.

Moving the gardening fun indoors...

These pictures were only taken 1-2 weeks ago and you wouldn't believe how different the garden looks already after a couple of nights of frosty temperatures! So frosty that I created some gardening fun indoors today - I put up some alfalfa sprouts and then made blue elderberry syrup for the upcoming winter colds. The recipe is in Rosemary Gladstar's book 'Family Herbal' - she makes it very clear to never eat elderberries that haven't been cooked first - good to know! The finished product makes a beautiful colourful addition to my fridge...