Early Spring Plant Walks
with Lise Wolff, RH (AHG), M.Sc.
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...
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Welcome Message
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About this class
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River Birch (Betula nigra)
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Black elderflower and berry (Sambucus canadensis)
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Red Osier/Dogwood (Cornus sericea) 1
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Red Osier/Dogwood (Cornus sericea) 2
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Oaks (ID) 1
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Oaks (ID) 2
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Oaks - Why harvest? Case histories 3
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Oaks 4
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Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) 1
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Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) 2
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Early Spring Trees and Barks - Slideshow
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Early Spring Plants - Slideshow
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How to prepare remedies with barks
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About Class 1
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Mugwort (Artemesia vulgaris) Story
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Field Reference Book
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Daylily (Hemerocalis fulva)
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Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
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Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)
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Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
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Nettles (Urtica dioica)
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Tree Shapes
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Cottonwood (Populus deltoids)
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Elderberry (Sambucus pubens and Sambucus canadensis)
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Linden (Tilia spp.)
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Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
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Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
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Red Osier (Cornus sericea)
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Thuja or Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
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Vibernum (Vibernum trilobum)
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White Pine (Pinus strobus)
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Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
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Avens (Geum urbanum)
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Burdock (Arctium lappa)
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Celandine (Chelidonium majus)
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Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea)
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Dandelion (Taraxicum officinale)
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Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
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Iris (Iris spp.)
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Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) and Avens (Geum urbanum)
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Mullein (Verbascum thapsis)
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Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
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Plantain (Plantago major)
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Sweetleaf (Monarda fistulosa)
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Wood Betony (Betonica officinalis or Stachys officinalis)
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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
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About this course
- Free
- 98 lessons
- 6.5 hours of video content
"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!
Excellent information along with outstanding video and sound quality!
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Diane Secor
I love this course and am learning so much! The way Lise explains plants and their uses is brilliant. I find all the medicinal uses of so many common weeds p...
Read MoreI love this course and am learning so much! The way Lise explains plants and their uses is brilliant. I find all the medicinal uses of so many common weeds particularly interesting, and look forward to touching, tasting and smelling (and tincturing) many of them growing in my backyard!
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Rose Casey
I appreciated all the helpful id tips, stories and close-up photography along with the environmental views. Really enjoyed the stories!
I appreciated all the helpful id tips, stories and close-up photography along with the environmental views. Really enjoyed the stories!
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Rhonda Larson
5...if I could give this course a 10 I would do it! Awesome and loved it!
5...if I could give this course a 10 I would do it! Awesome and loved it!
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Rhonda Larson
5...if I could give this course a 10 I would do it! Awesome and loved it!
5...if I could give this course a 10 I would do it! Awesome and loved it!
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Char Bezanson
Lise provides a down to earth tour of the (mostly) common plants around us that have medicinal uses. She speaks from personal experience, and is also well-ve...
Read MoreLise provides a down to earth tour of the (mostly) common plants around us that have medicinal uses. She speaks from personal experience, and is also well-versed in traditional uses. Very practical and accessible.
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Marcia Price
So far this is great!!!
So far this is great!!!
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Diane Sweeney
Love the class so far, so interesting to learn more about the plants themselves, and especially when and how to harvest. Looking forward to more.
Love the class so far, so interesting to learn more about the plants themselves, and especially when and how to harvest. Looking forward to more.
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erin johnson
Love the plant walks with Lise! Really appreciate learning more in depth about the plants all around us. A great education!
Love the plant walks with Lise! Really appreciate learning more in depth about the plants all around us. A great education!
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Roseanne Schnoll
Learning a lot. Love Lise’s personality.
Learning a lot. Love Lise’s personality.
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Pam Gibson
These are so digestible being so short. You can fit them in anywhere. I am neglecting my other herb classes to watch these.
These are so digestible being so short. You can fit them in anywhere. I am neglecting my other herb classes to watch these.
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Rosanne Lindsay
Hello! What a trip to walk around Mpls with Lise Wolff to say hello to the Spring plants! Memorable, entertaining , and humorous. She shared great stories an...
Read MoreHello! What a trip to walk around Mpls with Lise Wolff to say hello to the Spring plants! Memorable, entertaining , and humorous. She shared great stories and pieces of her life. What a generous teacher! And so smart!
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Sophie Frederickson
Fascinating to see the baby plants. It does help to understand the plants better. Can't wait to taste more of the spring plants next year.
Fascinating to see the baby plants. It does help to understand the plants better. Can't wait to taste more of the spring plants next year.
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Shelli Johnson-McCombs
Great information, Thank you !
Great information, Thank you !
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Megan Bodane
So fun and informative! Great class, Lise! I appreciated the humor throughout the walks. The video work was excellent as well, with close-ups and lingerin...
Read MoreSo fun and informative! Great class, Lise! I appreciated the humor throughout the walks. The video work was excellent as well, with close-ups and lingering shots of the plants.
Read LessVery informative walks
Signee Hoffman
I loved this course. It was informative to the early spring plants and trees . Love the stories. Now I really want to eat raw Solomon seal shoot.
I loved this course. It was informative to the early spring plants and trees . Love the stories. Now I really want to eat raw Solomon seal shoot.
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Joseph Waters
Gems are interspersed throughout the monologues!
Gems are interspersed throughout the monologues!
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Lucia Costin
Lise is great at explaining every single detail!
Lise is great at explaining every single detail!
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sharon(Renee) bearhawk
I enjoyed it!
I enjoyed it!
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Joy Jones
I love the adventure of seeing the plant in its natural habitat.
I love the adventure of seeing the plant in its natural habitat.
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Betsy Thomas
It's all good. Learning made easy, fun, and informative. All while showing respect toward the plants and the earth.
It's all good. Learning made easy, fun, and informative. All while showing respect toward the plants and the earth.
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Jered Roark
I can not say enough good things about theses videos. Thank you Lise Wolff
I can not say enough good things about theses videos. Thank you Lise Wolff
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Jackie Clancy
Great teacher, very professional and experience shows in method. Memory cues have rea.ly helped me with retaining Latin names and signatures. Thanks
Great teacher, very professional and experience shows in method. Memory cues have rea.ly helped me with retaining Latin names and signatures. Thanks
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Ester Hudson
Wonderful, lots of practical down to earth advice. Who knew I didn’t need to bring home a tree trunk for medicine?
Wonderful, lots of practical down to earth advice. Who knew I didn’t need to bring home a tree trunk for medicine?
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Arturo David Suárez
Excellent course, full of botanical examples, pictures, anecdotal explanations and direct practical medicinal applications. Thank you. Lise is an earthquake
Excellent course, full of botanical examples, pictures, anecdotal explanations and direct practical medicinal applications. Thank you. Lise is an earthquake
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Teri Brooks
So fun, informative, and helpful! I always learn something new from Lise, even after using herbs for 28 years.
So fun, informative, and helpful! I always learn something new from Lise, even after using herbs for 28 years.
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Colleen Harryman
A wealth of information! Lise is knowledgeable, practical, and funny.
A wealth of information! Lise is knowledgeable, practical, and funny.
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Arturo David Suárez
Excellent course, full of botanical examples, pictures, anecdotal explanations and direct practical medicinal applications. Thank you. Lise is an earthquake
Excellent course, full of botanical examples, pictures, anecdotal explanations and direct practical medicinal applications. Thank you. Lise is an earthquake
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Sharon Chu
Helps one get more in touch with the actual plants.
Helps one get more in touch with the actual plants.
Read LessVery interesting.
Sue Shipley
Really enjoy the stories and tidbits Lise shares.
Really enjoy the stories and tidbits Lise shares.
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Colleen Harryman
A wealth of information! Lise is knowledgeable, practical, and funny.
A wealth of information! Lise is knowledgeable, practical, and funny.
Read LessVery informative
Dawn Mead Goodwin
Thorough, videography was clear, next best thing to being there.
Thorough, videography was clear, next best thing to being there.
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