The importance of keeping a garden journal
I first became fascinated with herbs, herbal remedies, alternative beauty, etc. when I was 9 years old. I wish I had been encouraged to record my ideas, concoctions, and finding back then. Imagine the knowledge I'd have accumulated in close to 30 years! My grandmother had a book of herbal skincare by Margaret Roberts, a very well-known South African herbalist, that I would page through over and over again whenever we visited. She eventually gave me the book because of my love for it. A few years later at age around 16, I met Margaret Roberts at a health and wellness event. I was the youngest person there by 30+ years! I got that book signed, she inscribed it "May your interest in herbs grow and grow, may you always find pleasure in using them." and it certainly has, to the point of obsession! Margaret Roberts started her garden journal at age 7 in a school notebook and went on to write many many books. She passed away in 2017 at the age of 80, having kept records fo...
