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Plant of the Day Tuesday 6 June 2017

Covered in flower-heads composed of four ovate cream bracts this Cornus kousa var. chinensis (Chinese dogwood) was the star of the garden! This large, deciduous shrub or small tree, also has leaves that turn red and orange in autumn and deep pink, strawberry-like fruit. The bark looked great as well.

BEKKATHYST SUMMER 2017 GIVEAWAY

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Please read thoroughly before entering!

Hello lovely Tumblr folk! It’s that time again- I have a giveaway for you all. Summer is quickly approaching, and I know a lot of you are getting ready to relax and vacation! So in celebration, I’m giving you the chance to win this large collection of items.

All these items came from my shop (minus the sage!).

What you get:

(Handmade by me) Clear quartz and copper necklace

(Handmade by me) “Full moon” rainbow moonstone hairpins

$25 credit that can be applied to anything in my shop.

amethyst cluster with calcite

selenite wand

tourmalinated quartz wand

black & blue kyanite crystals

polished petrified wood slice

four polychrome jasper hearts

an amethyst stalactite slice

baby amethyst sphere

rose quartz sphere 

large rose quartz chunk

labradorite sphere

fluorite obelisk

labradorite point

golden calcite point

ocean jasper marble

Dominican amber cabochon

rutilated quartz point

amethyst pyramid

spirit quartz crystal

a black sparkly candle (because why not?!)

a sustainably harvested California white sage piece, picked by me (sadly if you are outside the US I cannot send this to you)

This has a retail value of $260 in addition to the $25 shop credit!

Rules:

You must be 16 or older. (If under 18 you MUST have parent’s permission)

You don’t have to live in the US

You must be following me, so you can get updates if anything about the giveaway changes.

Please check out my shop and if you’re interested, you can sign up for my email newsletter here. (Totally not necessary or required, it’s just an option!)

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Each entry will be assigned a number and the winner will be chosen by a random number generator.

The giveaway ends Wednesday, July 26th at 6 pm Pacific time.

The winner will be messaged and must respond with their full name and address within 24 hours, or a new winner will be chosen.

This Trillium erectum specimen was collected at Kennywood in May 1903.  Found in forest understories in our region, Trillium erectum has several common names—red trillium (one form has deep maroon flower), wake robin (it is a sign of spring), and stinking benjamin/wet dog trillium (its flower smells of wet dog).

Wild Strawberry - A Tasty Medicinal Plant

Ever since ancient times, all parts of wild straw berry have been used as herbal medicine. The leaves and roots have been used in herbal teas to improve bile and liver function, to treat inflammation of the bowel, and the berries have be used as a diuretic and an herbal remedy for gout.

The berries have also been used cosmetically in skin care creams to restore and strengthen the skin, reduce wrinkles, bleach freckles and relieve sunburns.

The leaves of wild strawberries are mildly astringent (contracting), diuretic and are considered to have blood-purifying properties.

Northern Dock - A Medicinal Weed

Northern dock is closely related to yellow dock (Rumex crispus), and has similar medicinal properties.

In the past the herb has been used traditionally both as a food source and medicinally but in today’s herbal medicine it does not play a big role.

In folk medicine it was especially the root that was used, and then primarily for wound treatment.