Wild Ideas
Our Seasonal Blog
June 2026
June has arrived and the heavenly herb garden is reaching its prime, which is a joy to see. We are working flat out maintaining the garden, weeding and harvesting the first of the herbs we use in our steadily increasing range of products.
This week we have gathered comfrey for making our herbal balm, a soothing antiseptic first aid ointment. The first Californian poppies have also opened their petals in a glorious burst of orange and Ross has more to say on this below.
Product of the month
This month Katrina would like to showcase our neroli and cedarwood body cream:
“With the recent long-awaited blast of hot sunny weather across the UK, this body cream has proved a god-send as a natural after-sun for me personally. It applies easily, with a silky texture and uplifting neroli fragrance. This is an olive-oil based product, but also contains 12% aloe vera, which is deliciously cooling and soothing after sun exposure as well as 10% organic oat oil, with its outstandingly long-lasting hydrating properties and ability to repair damage from UV light. Whilst this cream is an excellent product for dry skin all year round, it really comes into its own during the summer or after sun exposure.”
“Lovely smell and feel on the skin. Love the texture and fragrance. Leaves skin feeling moisturised not sticky”
“Gorgeous! I love this body cream and its beautiful scent. And I always know anything from the heavenly herb company will absolutely be made with the best natural ingredients and lots of care!”
“Great! I received my first pot as a gift. It was so lovely I bought another one.”
Enjoy 10% off our Neroli and Cedarwood Body Cream this month
with coupon code BODY10
Herb of the Month
Ross has chosen Californian Poppy (Eschscholtzia californica) as our herb for June
"When the Californian poppy flowers I feel my spirits lift and know that summer is upon us. Over the years, we have gradually spread the seeds around our herb garden, so that there are now little patches of poppy shining brightly and sharing their sunny feel wherever we look. The flowers open wide on sunny days and, if you look closely at the picture, you will see the buds which always remind me of little witches’ hats. If you would like to grow this herb, the seeds are readily available and can be spread on raked soil in early spring. It will then happily re-seed every year and it is easy to collect seed if you would like to introduce it to other areas, or give someone a little gift that will bring joy to their garden.
I use this plant in medicines when patients have an overly busy mind, difficulty sleeping and in particular when the mind does its thing and finds everything possible to worry about at 3am or thereabouts. It is also a really useful remedy to help lift the spirits, reduce anxiety and ease pain.
Californian poppy is an important ingredient in our sleep tincture; we combine it with hops, lime flower and skullcap to make a gentle and effective remedy that promotes a deeper more restful sleep and doesn’t leave you feeling drowsy in the morning"
