Violet’s delightful scent wafts through the air early each Spring announcing the arrival of the beginning of growth and renewal.  The tiny vivid purple flowers of this herb are all full of beautiful fragrance and has beneficial uses. This lovely little plant only flowers for a short while each Spring, truly a gift from the Earth.

The beloved violet has been revered throughout the ages. The flower’s sweet beauty symbolizing modesty, fertility and love while finding use as for soothing the heart, respiratory system and more. This tiny unassuming plant is full of gentle yet powerful.

Read on to discover the benefits and uses of violet!

Springtime often finds my daughters’ lives filled to brimming with end of the year activities and responsibilities. All of this in addition to the normal daily life activities of a teenager can easily lead to overwhelm, overload, and stress!

Happily there are wonderful herbal allies to turn to during life moments such as these. Herbs with useful nervine properties are perfect to invite into these busy times to ease the worries of the day and ultimately invite a restful, restorative sleep.

Dandelions are quietly fierce with strong roots that strive to break into hard ground, reaching for nutrients and life despite adverse circumstance. This vivacious and tenacious quality is part of the medicine dandelion offers us. Imbued with a strength and lust for life, dandelion imparts this strength to our bodies. This modest yet powerful little plant is often accursed by modern gardeners. We would be wise to embrace it’s many virtues and cultivate rather than fight it’s existence in our world.