Mayflower

One of my hobbies is flower sniffing, and I must say, our beloved provincial flower rivals any exotic bloom when it comes to its scent. Time stands still

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Pomegranate

I wrote about cranberries in December given their prevalence during the holiday feasting season. Another fruit that appears in supermarkets at this time of the year is pomegranate.

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Bunchberry

Savayda finds bunchberry on the forest floor. Bunchberry is a wild snack that is abundant in Nova Scotia. Learn its health benefits in this video.https://youtu.be/E4HG7nd8GE0 Hello, here we

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Ghost Pipe

Transcript So here we are on the forest floor visiting ghost plant, also known as Indian pipe. You might mistake this for a mushroom on you walk through

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Fireweed

Transcript Hi, You can see we’ve found a beautiful patch of fireweed, also known as Rosebay Willow. It’s covering the roadsides here in Nova Scotia right now, and

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Coltsfoot

Transcript: Hi, I’m out on the last day of March on a walk, early spring, and  I’m delighted to find one of my favourite medicinal blooms, the first

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Witch Hazel

Witch hazel is astringent, making useful in treating many skin conditions.

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