Scottish Plant Lore
Apple Parts used: the fruits and bark Gaelic: Ubhall Latin: Malus sylvestris (crab apple), Malus domestica, Pyrus malus Lore: Apples are associated with Avalon (Apple Land) and the Celtic Otherworld. An apple branch can…
Tag: Ellen Evert Hopman
Walking the Green Path: An Herbalist Discovers Her Calling in Assisi
I never set out to be an herbalist. As a graduate student I was offered a scholarship to study art history in Rome. My plan was to explore Neoplatonism as it was expressed in Renaissance…