Japanese Rose / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible The Japanese Rose (Rosa rugosa) is a delight for me to collect, offering an abundance of edible flowers and vibrant rosehips. This hardy, fast-growing shrub is often found in coastal areas, parks, and gardens across the UK, recognised by its…
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Foraging in June can be really variable weather-wise, one day it’s hot and humid and the next day it’s damp and miserable. The summer solstice is towards the end of the month when the sun reaches its highest point, it’s an important time in the foraging calendar. So what can…
Most of us have largely forgotten the wild edibles and medicines that can be found around us like the health benefits of rosehips and instead we rely on supermarkets and pharmacies to meet these needs. Rosehips however are something we’ve never really turned our backs on, we have an almost…
This Rose Hip & Flower Salad is a brilliant little salad for cleansing the palette and a way of using rose hips that you wouldn’t first think of. Per person Click here to see our Rose Hip Foraging Guide Ingredients for our Rose Hip & Flower Salad 2 Rose hips,…
This Rose hip Ketchup Recipe is one of my favourites from a mad year on ketchups and decided that this rose hip ketchup recipe was my favourite, however this can also be done with hawthorn berries as well. The ketchup contains all the 5 flavours you expect from a classic…
These Rose Hip Ice Lollies are a brilliant way to get children enjoying Ros hips on these hot late summer days. Japanese/Dog Rose (Rosa Canina/Rugosa) This is a deciduous shrub growing from 1-5ms tall. The plants numerous stems are woody and strong, containing thorns and prickles all over. The leaves…
Rosehips can be used as a substitute for many things, from tomatoes all the way to peaches, in this Rose Hip Bellini recipe we use it as a substitute for peaches in a classic bellini. It’s super quick and super simple to make and is a fantastic summer tipple.. Click…
This Rose hip & beetroot soup recipe is perfect for the darker days to come and will warm you through. It almost has the flavour of a tomato and beetroot soup and is super high in vitamin C. Serves 3 Click here to see our Rose Hip Foraging Guide Ingredients:…
This Wild Rose Harissa Recipe requires on ¾ of a cup of rose petals. I use Rugosa because I love their scent, but you can use any provided it has a lovely smell. Our wild roses have a lovely scent if you collect them on a warm dry day, but…
This Rose and Chaga Coconut Macaroons recipe is reminiscent of a heady summer day, these sweet treats are floral and earthy at the same time. I can’t claim that this is a healthy snack, but the health benefits of both Rose and Chaga are well documented. Rose petals are mildly…