Dandelion -Taraxacum Officinalis
Panel #10 of the Self-Guided Tour of the Weeds of Australia This is the last to be feautured, perfect timing because i’m gonna take the tour down next sunday, just need to find transport to get there, anybody can lend me a car for half a day? Dandelion -Taraxacum Officinalis Dandelion Face Mask Good for […]
Sheep Sorrel -Rumex acetosella
Panel #8 of the Self-Guided Tour of the Weeds of Australia Sorrel Fever Tea Sorrel tea acts as a diuretic and laxative and so helps the process of elimination in fevers. 30g Sorrel Leaves 500ml boiling water Pour boiling water onto sorrel and leave to draw for 5 minutes. Strain and take 2 tablespoon four […]
White Clover
Panel #9 of the Self-Guided Tour of the Weeds of Australia Recipes: White Clover Snow 250ml Water 250ml Orange juice 250g White Clover blossoms 3 Tablespoon honey 1 Tablespoon agar agar 250ml Whipped cream Bring water and orange juice to the boil , add the trimmed clover blossom which should have disintegrated into individual florets […]
Spiny Rush
Panel #7 of the Self-Guided Tour of the Weeds of Australia now installed at Wollombi. Spiny Rush Spiny Rush is widely used in Africa as weaving fibre for baskets and mats. Woman in Ghana weaving a basket . Rush is used as natural fibre for weaving in many cultures around the world. The fibre gets […]
Willow
Panel #6 of the Self-Guided Tour of the Weeds of Australia: Black Willow Here’s a teaser of what you can find in the PDF panel below: Medicinal Uses: Anodyne; Antiinflammatory; Antiperiodic; Antiseptic; Astringent; Diaphoretic; Diuretic; Febrifuge; Hypnotic; Sedative; Tonic. The bark has been used in the treatment of gonorrhoea, ovarian pains and nocturnal emissions. The […]
Oxalis
Panel #5 in the WeedyConnection Self Guided Tour: Oxalis. Recipes: Oxalis Sauce This green sauce was a favourite in the fifteenth century when it was served with fish, game or pork. 250g (8oz/2 cups) Oxalis 2 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoon cream 1 tablespoon clear, light honey 1 teaspoon cider vinegar pinch cayenne pepper Sauté’ Oxalis […]
Scotch Thistle
Panel 4, Self-Guided Tour of the Weeds of Australia, the Thistles were just over the star pickets fence, you can see the real thing up in Wollombi, NSW, Australia up to December 7. And here below is the panel you can see on the wodden reader as a PDF, 285KB Scotch Thistle
Poplar
Third Panel of the Wollombi’s Self-Guided Tour of the Weeds of Australia. And Here is the PDF version of the panel: Lombardy Poplar
Ribwort Plantago
Second installment of the Self-Guided Tour Panels: Ribwort Plantago And here is the PDF version of the panel: ribwort plantago
Blakberry Panel
Here is the panel i made for the Self-Guided Tour of the Weeds of Australia now on at Wollombi. Over the next weeks i will slowly upload all of the 10 panels. The info-points are in PDF format, just download from this link. blackberry info-panel
