Lectures
Inspiring and Creative
Inspiring and Creative, on a variety of topics.
Talks can be given online, with digital slides or accompanied with samples of fresh herbs and their products as appropriate. Repeat visits to groups and requests for bespoke talks have led over years to the full list divided by general subjects below.
Inspiring Topics
Christina is able to talk about a variety of herbal topics from home soil to abroad, and from the past to the present.
Herb Garden
- Herbs for Fragrance and Foliage
- Organic Herb Cultivation
- Herb Garden Design
- Herbs to Aid the Gardener
- The Herbal Habitat for Wildlife
- Herbs to Grow for the Kitchen
- When is a Flower Not a Flower?
- The Autumn Herbal Harvest
- A weed by any Other Name
In the Home
- Herbs in Cookery and Preserves
- Herbs in Winemaking and Liqueurs
- Herbs at Christmas, Food, Gifts and Decorations
- Fragrant Pillows, Pot-pourri & Sachets
- Natural Beauty with Herbs
Herbs in History
- Herbs in Daily Use Celtic-Medieval Times
- Elizabethan Herbs and Herb Gardens
- The Medical Astrology Garden
- The Life, Times and Recipes of Lady Anne Blencowe 1656-1718
- Folklore of Herbs
- Herbs from the Bible and Christian Legend
- Origin and Meanings of Herb Names
Medicinal Herbs
- Compassionate and Protective Herbs
- Medicinal Trees in Garden and Hedgerow
- Ageing successfully
- Serenity by Natural Design
- Herbs in Homoeopathy and Bach Flower Remedies
- Poisonous and Irritant Plants
Crafts
- The Craftsperson’s Garden – Basketry, Dyes
- Dyeing to Spin with Herbs
- Fast Fun with Unspun – Feltmaking and Peg Loom
- Natural Design (Silk yarn & Fabric, leaf-prints)
- Herbal Inspiration in Embroidery
- Design Herbs for Floral Art – Swags, posies and Dried Miniature Gardens
Herbal Holidays
- Plants of the Scilly Isles – Wild, weird and Wonderful
- Herbs in the Alps
- Spices & Plants of the Caribbean
- Herbs in the Aegean