Plants are the true fairies__1__are forever working wonders around us.Their roots dig down into the earth and gather its treasures.Their leaves spread their broad surfaces to the air and __2__its riches, and out of what they have thus gathered they produce the beautiful flowers, the deli...
Perhaps the visions of fairies and elves resulted from dreaming under an elder bush. My experience with the elder indicates that much of its charmed reputation among Europeans and Native Americans comes from its ability to heal. The flowers and fruit are medicinal. Hippocrates already recognized ...
Bluebells are considered, not only beautiful but magical, they are closely linked to the realm of fairies and are sometimes referred to as “fairy thimbles.” In order to call fairies to a convention the bluebells would be rung, and children who picked them sometimes disappeared. Because of he...
In the landscape:Elders can be a little wild but overgrown plants can be cut back severely. Blue Elderberry can be used as a hedgerow, as a screen, or planted at the edge of a forest. It is most often grown for its edible berries and to attract birds. It is also valuable for revege...