Healing energy from blooming primrose

Spring is well and truly here. Weeds and grass are growing, and shrubs and hedgerows are beginning to green up. The sun has started to make a welcome appearance as the natural world starts to rejuvenate after a long winter.

The quince shrub is in bloom and the healing energies of the plants are starting to rise as they begin to come alive.

Primroses are in full bloom – the energy healing from these lovely little plants helps to bring relief from everyday pressure and helps us to understand the earth’s energies. Working with the soil is a form of natural anti-depressant, releasing negativity and allowing energies of the soil and the plants to be absorbed into your inner being.

Here at The Potting Shed, the ambience of the garden and meadow have been felt by our visitors. Some only popped in for a quick look around and stayed hours, not noticing the passing of the time, they just wandered around and sat and enjoyed their surroundings. Every Friday we have additional therapies being offered by Snapdragon Holistic Therapies including Indian head massage, hand reflexology and reiki healing. Appointments can be made by contacting snapdragonholistictherapies@ou tlook.com

We will be starting outdoor yoga and holistic pilates in May, which will be held in the wildflower meadow.

We can now see which shrubs survived the move last summer in the heat, and those that the harsh frosts finished off. To our surprise the pittosporum trees didn’t make it, several gardens I work for have also lost theirs. Luckily, we had put a couple that

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ON SHOW: Helen Frost’s Waistcoat, an assemblage of beach-found metals, with buttons, leather and a nail, all combined in the form of a waistcoat and, right, Chiaroscuro, made from found rubber, with handmade discs of calico. Inset below: A bowl by Karen Hally