Today We’re Celebrating the Summer Solstice; our longest day in the Northern hemisphere and instead of visiting a ‘sacred’ site in the West Country I went on a hunt for Linden Blossom, flowers from the common Lime tree (Tilea). These flowers possess such a gorgeous scent which wafts around on the breeze in order for you to identify its location. Often street trees are primed and cut for us to walk beneath, however this makes harvesting harder so fortunately there are a several local trees with branches almost reaching down to the ground, which makes collection easier. This is the best time of year, blossoms are blooming out however they open in succession, some trees are still in bud and not yet out. This enables foragers to safely collect little and often from these parts; to enjoy the lower branches and leave the rest for the bees.
The blossoms make excellent tea infusion for a relaxing afternoon or evening. A Combination with mint and lemon balm is my favourite. They are best fresh however dry easily and smell great again when used at a later date.
Making our own local fresh remedies is empowering and rewarding.
Theresa Webb
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