on the 15th April

I took some pictures of the blossom and the weeds in my garden this morning, for Sandie at itchifingers. Each month, on the 5th, she takes pictures for 5 minutes and posts 5 of them on her blog.
I have ALOT of weeds in my garden, here are 5 of them.
I will save the blossom, which is still closed, for Helena’s Pairs meme. In fact it was Helena who prompted me to go and look at the weeds in my garden this morning.

Weeds are, apparently, any plant in the wrong place! I prefer to think that weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. (A.A. Milne) They certainly make for interesting and beautiful close up pictures.
I have also been using pictures of dandelions and celandine in some digital art pictures which I am contributing to on Instagram. The 100 days project info is here.

Herb Robert In traditional herbalism, Herb Robert was used as a remedy for toothache and nosebleeds. There are so many articles on this plants medicinal qualities that I’ll let you find it yourself. For me, I’ll just enjoy the picture.

Bittercress. Bitters when added regularly to the diet improve the digestion. They act as a kind of preventative medicine by activating your bodys natural detoxification mechanisms. Bitters stimulate the release of digestive juices, aid in liver detoxification, and help regulate blood sugars.
Even though the last bit interests me, I still don’t fancy it.

Lesser Celendine. Culpeper recommended it as a cure for haemorroids (he called it pilewort)

Dandelion. Culpeper said it is “very effectual for the obstructions of the liver, gall and spleen” I’m honestly not sure that I would know if any of these bits of me were blocked. I’ll stick with my GP.

Daisy. Culpeper wrote that the Daisy is ‘excellent good for wounds in the breast’

I knew my Culpeper Herbal would come in useful one day.

Thank you Sandie.