Blue Yarrow Herbs owes its roots to the enchanting allure of Yarrow. It was this very herb that guided me towards the path of herbalism, revealing the transformative power of plant alchemy.

Yarrow

From a child I have loved this plain but pretty plant. Because I buy other colours of Achillea it is great to grow this to provide a contrast and display it in the house. Because flowers in our Park are scarce my remit this year was to sow it in neglected corners and now it looks so pretty in with herbs and borage.

Common yarrow

May is my favourite month for wild flowers. I know July and August have some beauties (and I do love scabious), but for me, the frothiness of the English hedgerows in May is hard to surpass.I recently wrote that I don't like photographing green. For the record, I love green, but it takes on so many variations that creating any kind of coordinated aesthetic can be tricky. Not that this matters in itself, though I do love my colours to sit well together as a portfolio. More recently I am…

Stock photo of a forest path blocked by overgrown yarrow and stinging nettle vegetation.

Woman hands around blooming yarrow. Love for plants. stock photo by bea.revay. Download images and pictures from Foap's community of photographers.