August Abundance

Beautiful Turnera diffusa flower. See YouTube video. https://youtu.be/Pe4K333gUCM ​

Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Calming bitter herb.
​Repels flies and internally for worms.

Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Psychic Protection and wound healing. Excellent for circulation, bitter and cleansing.

Wood Betony- Stachys betonica. We are growing different species of Stachys, so happy to have my dear old friend open to growing here in the Algarve.
Really shows something of the resilient nature and medicine of this plant.
Giving a deep inner strength including to our micro circulation.

Eugenia uniflora, the pitanga, Suriname cherry.
​This is the flower of a very tasty fruit.

 These apples are growing on a tree that I have a super soft spot for.
​I will do a video soon 💚

Tasty Almonds 💛

Gorgeous Rose 🧡
The Apple and the Almond both a member of this beautiful Rosacea family

Tulbaghia violacea wild garlic from South Africa. It is strong and super tasty!
​Needs very little water 🙏

Basil Basil Basil- eating tons of Basil. 💚💚💚 Brain tonic and super immune boost.

Melon❣️ Our Horta this year is  a wonderful organic joy full of delights 💚💚💚

Cosmos sulphureus I am falling in love with this plant❣️ More and more she is setting seed here at Ceratonia 🧡 Great for skin and pain. They Represent never ending love and new beginnings 🧡 A new herb for me so watch this space.

Pretty Nepeta cataria flowers. Cooling tight agitated states.

Loving our Copal tree. Bursera fagaroides 

This green beautiful grasshopper enjoying Meadowsweet. Along with Praying mantis friend below. They have been hanging out here for days.
​Keeping cool with just an occasional nibble💚

Evening Primrose, Oenothera biennis.
 Because here at Ceratonia this beauty only flowers in the morning, I find I call her by her Portuguese name Onagra. Been making tincture this last month, finding it great to regulate hormones especially in peri menopausal time 💛

Pomegranates ripening 

Calendula my dear ally! Feel like she has not made an appearance for a while❣️🙏❣️
I will be making more balm soon and hopefully film it and put on YouTube 💛

Mugwort flowers warming my Soul. Interestingly I spent a lovely afternoon with this plant on my holiday and really learnt the art of gently flowing through the heat of the day. Makes sense as this plant really help congested stuck states.

St Johns Wort, Hypericum. This plant really loves it here at Ceratonia and has been flowering since June. I have been forming a new relationship with this herb and it is wonderful 💛 A Guiding Light.

Carob harvest well under way.


Gratitude for all the abundance at Ceratonia