Early Spring Plant Walks
with Lise Wolff, RH (AHG), M.Sc.
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 tid-bits 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 length videos to easily view and review.
Meet the Babies
Welcome Message
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
About Class 1
Mugwort (Artemesia vulgaris) Story
Field Reference Book
Daylily (Hemerocalis fulva)
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
Nettles (Urtica dioica)
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)
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)
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.)
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)
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 Pasto
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)
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)
Aronia Berries/ Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
Serviceberry or Juneberry (Amelanchier spp.)
Sumac (Rhus glabra)
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)
Please share your thoughts
"Thoroughly enjoying this class! Thank you Lise for doing it. Day lilies - 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, shephards purse, violet - oh the violets were beautiful. So also made tincture from the ladies 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 its such fun watching them grow. I am so glad I signed up for this class." - Diane Allmann
Excellent information along with outstanding video and sound quality!
Excellent information along with outstanding video and sound quality!
Read LessI 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!
Read LessI 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!
Read Less5...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!
Read Less5...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!
Read LessLise 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.
Read LessSo far this is great!!!
So far this is great!!!
Read LessLove 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.
Read LessLove 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!
Read LessLearning a lot. Love Lise’s personality.
Learning a lot. Love Lise’s personality.
Read LessThese 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.
Read LessFascinating 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.
Read LessGreat information, Thank you !
Great information, Thank you !
Read LessSo 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 LessI 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.
Read LessGems are interspersed throughout the monologues!
Gems are interspersed throughout the monologues!
Read LessLise is great at explaining every single detail!
Lise is great at explaining every single detail!
Read LessI enjoyed it!
I enjoyed it!
Read LessI love the adventure of seeing the plant in its natural habitat.
I love the adventure of seeing the plant in its natural habitat.
Read LessIt'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.
Read LessI 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
Read LessGreat 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
Read LessWonderful, 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?
Read LessHelps one get more in touch with the actual plants.
Helps one get more in touch with the actual plants.
Read LessReally enjoy the stories and tidbits Lise shares.
Really enjoy the stories and tidbits Lise shares.
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