Early Spring Herb Walks Online with Lise Wolff

Early Spring Plant Walks

with Lise Wolff, RH (AHG), M.Sc.

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Early Spring

Baby Plants

In this early spring section of Lise Wolff's Three Seasons of Herbal Wisdom Plant Walks, you will learn to identify baby plants, the first greenery that shows. Learn how to properly identify common look-alikes, little tidbits of their uses, what you can collect for wild edibles (and a few ideas of what to make with them), and some fun extras!

This section includes 3 days' worth of Plant Walks that would normally take several hours each day to complete. They are condensed down for you here into nearly 5 hours of content in 1-12 minute long videos to easily view and review.

Who Showed up for Early Spring...

Meet the Babies...

1
- Welcome Message
2
- About this class
- River Birch (Betula nigra)
- Black elderflower and berry (Sambucus canadensis)
- Red Osier/Dogwood (Cornus sericea) 1
- Red Osier/Dogwood (Cornus sericea) 2
- Oaks (ID) 1
- Oaks (ID) 2
- Oaks - Why harvest? Case histories 3
- Oaks 4
- Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) 1
- Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) 2
- Early Spring Trees and Barks - Slideshow
- Early Spring Plants - Slideshow
- How to prepare remedies with barks
3
- About Class 1
- Mugwort (Artemesia vulgaris) Story
- Field Reference Book
4
- Daylily (Hemerocalis fulva)
- Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
- Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)
- Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
- Nettles (Urtica dioica)
5
- Tree Shapes
- Cottonwood (Populus deltoids)
- Elderberry (Sambucus pubens and Sambucus canadensis)
- Linden (Tilia spp.)
- Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
- Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
- Red Osier (Cornus sericea)
- Thuja or Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
- Vibernum (Vibernum trilobum)
- White Pine (Pinus strobus)
6
- Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
- Avens (Geum urbanum)
- Burdock (Arctium lappa)
- Celandine (Chelidonium majus)
- Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea)
- Dandelion (Taraxicum officinale)
- Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
- Iris (Iris spp.)
- Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) and Avens (Geum urbanum)
- Mullein (Verbascum thapsis)
- Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
- Plantain (Plantago major)
- Sweetleaf (Monarda fistulosa)
- Wood Betony (Betonica officinalis or Stachys officinalis)
- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
7
- About Class 2
- Blue Vervain (Verbana hastata)
- Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
- Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) female
- Mullein (Verbascum thapsis)
- Ramps (Allium tricoccum)
- Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum multi or bi florum)
- Sweetleaf (Monarda fistulosa)
- Wild Ginger (Asarum canadensis)
- Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum)
- Violet (Viola spp.)
8
- Iris (Iris spp.) or Day Lily (Hemerocalis fulva)?
- Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea)
- Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea), Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
9
- About Class 3
- Spontaneous Edible and Medicinal Garden(s) - 1 - Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) and Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
- Spontaneous Edible and Medicinal Garden(s) - 2 - Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Pesto
- Spontaneous Edible and Medicinal Garden(s) - 3 - Creasy Greens and Naturally Detoxing with Bitter Greens
- Spontaneous Edible and Medicinal Garden(s) - 4 - Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola)
10
- Avens (Geum spp.) and Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
- Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata)
- Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
- Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
- Burdock (Arctium lappa) and Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus)
- Cohosh, Blue (Caulophyllum thalictroides)
- Cohosh, Red or White (Actaea spp.)
- Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea)
- Daylily (Hemerocalis fulva)
- Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
- Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
- Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) and Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
- Solomon's Seal (True and False)
- Solomon's Seal (True and False) Roots and Multiple Comparisons Part 1
- Solomon's Seal (True and False) Roots and Multiple Comparisons Part 2
- How to Make Solomon's Seal oil
- Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica)
- Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
- Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
- Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)
- Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)
- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus)
11
- Aronia Berries/ Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
- Serviceberry or Juneberry (Amelanchier spp.)
- Sumac (Rhus glabra)
12
- Early Spring Plant Walks with Herbalist Lise Wolff - Summary Slideshow Part 1 (no sound)
- Early Spring Plant Walks with Herbalist Lise Wolff - Summary Slideshow Part 2 (no sound)
13
- Please share your thoughts
14
- Tests and Certificates
- Early Spring Plant Walks - Test & Lise's Educational Observations
- Early Spring Plant Walks - Test

"Thoroughly enjoying this class! Thank you Lise for doing it. Daylilies - who knew - I love them. So light and refreshing, crisp and crunchy. I went to the farm after the first class and picked day lily and ate it, stinging nettles - made tea and tincture, motherwort, shepherds purse, violet - oh the violets were beautiful. So also made a tincture from the lady's mantle plants that I have. It was such fun. Your pictures, thanks Tara, are so clear and distinct that I am comfortable with unfamiliar plants, you are making them familiar and it's such fun watching them grow. I am so glad I signed up for this class."
- Diane Allmann

Early Spring Walks (Motherwort series)

Charity Arrington

Excellent information along with outstanding video and sound quality!

Welcome!

Early Spring Trees and Barks

Class 1 - Extras

Class 1 - Wild Edibles

Class 1 - Trees

Class 1 - Herbaceous Plants

Class 2 - Herbaceous Plants, a Tree, and a Wild Edible

Class 2 - Who's who?

Class 3 - Spontaneous Edible and Medicinal Garden(s) - The Bitter Greens

Class 3 - Herbaceous Plants

Class 3 - Trees and Bushes

Summary, Review, and BONUS Slideshows

This is a work in progress. We welcome your Feedback...

Early Spring Plant Walks - Test