Geranium robertianum NL: Robertskruid F: Géranium Herbe à Robert Geranium robertianum grows spontaneous and abundantly in many gardens. Some people keep wondering about its edibility, since there is not much to be found about it in books on edible wild plants. Its les…

Symphytum officinale NL: Smeerwortel / F: Consoude  Comfrey is another amazing perennial herb, essential to any herbal first aid kit as well as to any healthy organic and permaculture garden.  Comfrey in the garden: it contains more Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Pot…

Arctium minus / A. lappa NL: Grote klit / F: Bardane One more amazing plant, with both great nutritional value as well as a long history of use in traditional herbal medicine. The young stalks and leaves are edible, raw or cooked, but the young roots are the most popul…

Veronica filiformis NL: (Draad)ereprijs / F: V éronique filiforme This plant can be easily recognized from its purplish little flowers that, together with the gorgeous daisies, make grass fields everywhere look like stunning nature creations.  But speedweel is not only…

Lamium purpureum Lamium purpureum NL: Paarse Dovenetel / F: Lamier purpre These pretty flowering plants are to be found at their best shape everywhere at this time of the year. Its aerial parts are edible - raw or cooked.  It is rich in various antioxidants, particular…

Viola tricolor A.k.a. Heartsease    NL: Driekleurig viooltje / F: Pensée sauvage Another  spontaneous plant that can beautifully decorate our gardens as well as take part in original salad creations. It is rich in beta carotene and vitamin C. This plant has been used i…

Persicaria maculosa NL: Perzikkruid / F: Renouée persicaire Very strong plant, from the family of  buckwheat. Edible parts are leaves and young shoots, which can be eaten raw or cooked. It is traditionally used in poultices to relieve rheumatic pain, to heal wounds, to…

Artemisia vulgare Artemisia vulgare - NL: Bijvoet - F: Armoise Mugwort is a powerful medicinal plant, that has been traditionally used for thousand of years. In China it is commonly used even as food and to make moxabustion - an important part of the Chinese Traditiona…

Malva sylvestris  NL: Kaasjeskruid - F: Mauve This plant is again one of the great pioneers that comes in quickly to cover the soil when it has been left bare. Its leaves and flowers can be found from March to October, and they are delicious to eat raw, but you may als…

Glechoma hederacea NL: Hondsdraf - F: Lierre terrestre This delicate climbing plant makes for a great perennial soil cover. Its young leaves come up very early in the year and can be consumed raw, as in green juices and salads, or cooked, in soups, sauces, spreads, etc…

Trifolium pratense NL: Rode klaver - F: Trèfle des prés Clovers are known as great soil improvers and can also help with eliminating unwanted weed species. They loosen subsoil, oxygenating it with their roots, naturally fix nitrogen in the soil up to 60-70kg per acre a…