As I continue to familiarize myself with my new bioregion (coastal California, just above the desert region), I love coming across naturalized and invasive plants that are both plentiful and ethical to harvest (as they are not native plants that are threatened or endangered). Invasive plant medicine is some of my favorite kind for this … Continue reading
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Peruvian Pepper Tree and Why Invasive Plants Matter
When I moved to Santa Barbara, CA with my family, just this past April, I quickly took note of a tree that reminded me of weeping willow. It’s furrowed trunk greatly contrasted, the light feathery leaves that fanned the air. And, it was everywhere around Ojai and Santa Barbara. There is even a Pepper Tree … Continue reading
Privet & the Healing Potential of Invasive Species
Privet (Ligustrum sinense) I just survived the privet trimming. Of course, this dance with privet (and what a wild dance as it grows like crazy) got me thinking about the traditional use of this plant as well as new scientific information coming out about it. I’ve always had a thing for invasive plants. In my … Continue reading
Mimosa: If Happiness Was a Tree
I knew this was going to be my last article in the wonderful, local Mississippi magazine, Catfish Alley. I’ve moved to Tennessee, so we knew we had to part ways… However, I didn’t know that this was going to be Catfish Alley’s last issue. I’ve loved getting to know the publisher, Birney Imes and the … Continue reading
Lindsay Kolasa 