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Echinacea Angustifolia
EchinaceaBotanical Name: Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea is native to the plains of the United States. Samples of Echinacea have been found in dating back to 1600’s in Native American Indian archaeological sites. The plains Indians sucked the roots of E. angustifolia for sore throats, coughs, infections, toothache and snakebites.E. angustifolia is rarely branched; it grows to about 60cm in height. It has a long single taproot and the leaves are narrow and flowers smaller than E. purpurea.The roots are used to boost the immune system increasing the body’s chances of fighting off cold or flu...
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Echinacea Purpurea
EchinaceaBotanical Name: Echinacea purpurea Also called purple coneflower because of the attractive flower heads with purple/pink petals and cone shaped centres. Echinacea is native to North America. It is a herbaceous perennial dying down in winter and shooting back from the roots in spring. Flowers in spring and summer.E. purpurea usually branched growing up to about 140cm in height, the roots are a mass of rootlets and the leaves are wider and flower heads bigger than E. angustifolia. For medicinal use the leaf and flower should be collected when in full bloom, before the flowers beg...
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Eco Aminogro - 500ml
Eco Aminogroeco-aminogro is a registered organic liquid fertiliser which promotes healthy plant growth resulting in more flowers and tastier fruit. Derived from digested marine waste it is packed full of nutrients, vitamins and amino acids that plants absorb very quickly. eco-aminogro is safe for all plants including natives. rapidly absorbed by plants either as a foliar spray or when watered into the soil feeds plants with a complete mix of essential nutrients, amino acids and vitamins increases fruit and vegetable size and quantity improves taste of fruit and produce enhances flower colou...
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Eco Dyeing Workshop - Friday 17th October 2014
ECO DYEING WORKSHOP Interested in Textiles, Paper and Nature?Be inspired by our surrounds and the alchemy of natural dyeing. In this fun workshop you will create a sandwich of cloth, paper and leaves that is stitched into your very own artist book to take home. Paper, cloth and leaves, botanicals are all supplied.WhenFriday 17th October 2014. The class runs for 5 hours from 9.30am to 2.30pm, and includes a herb inspired lunch. Try to arrive 10minutes prior to have a cuppa and settle in.Cost$95 this includes a booklet of class notes.What to bringclosed in shoes. needles small and large, sc...
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Eco Dyeing Workshop - Saturday 18th April 2015
ECO DYEING WORKSHOP Interested in capturing natures shapes?Be inspired by our surrounds and the alchemy of natural dyeing. In this fun workshop you will create an eco bundle wool scarf in readiness for winter. Wool scarf, leaves, botanicals are all supplied.About WendiWendi Trulson is a talented texile artist with a few prizes for her works in recent times. Living at Beechmont, she loves Open spaces, clean air, chooks and a vege patch. She has a great passion for textiles, food gardens/ cooking and community. Using mostly, silk, wool, paper and botanicals, Wendi creates beautiful pieces o...
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Eco Neem - 100ml
Eco Neemeco-neem is a registered organic insecticide for the control of a broad range of chewing and sucking insects including: caterpillars, curl grubs, aphids, mites, lawn armyworm, citrus leafminer, whitefly and fungus gnats in soil. Easy to use and safe for beneficial insects and animals. Controls a very broad range of chewing and sucking insects Stabilised neem extract with a 2 year shelf-life Very concentrated and used at low rates (2-3ml/L for most pests) Safe for beneficial insects Registered Organic (Australian Organic)
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Eco Oil - 250ml
Eco Oileco-oil is a registered organic miticide and insecticide. It controls a range of problem insects including scale, aphids, two-spotted mite, whitefly and citrus leafminer. Safe for use on vegies, as well as ornamentals, with no withholding period. Spray and eat on the same day! Also safe for beneficial insects like bees, ladybeetles and earthworms.eco-oil is now HIPPO Enhanced!HIPPO Enhanced eco-oil is a revolutionary approach to pest control and is the results of a 3 year research project with Charles Sturt University.The project investigated the natural defense mechanisms of plants,...
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Eco print and Slow Stitch - Saturday 6th October 2018
ECO PRINT & SLOW STITCH Nature’s Bounty. Wendi’s workshop is suited to those who are curious and open to the spontaneous serendipity that only nature can insure.The “Sandwich of Cloth” is a great introduction to botanical and natural dyeing;you will learn the essence of natural print and resist dyeing on silk and wool cloth. You will learn the technical skills of the process that involves imparting colour and marks from leaves and flowers onto cloth and thread.While the sandwich of cloth and leaves are cooking over a gentle heat we can explore some “Slow Stitch”. This type of stitchi...
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