User:Bittercress

''' Medicinal & Useful Plants Advisor focusing on ethnobotanical research and public engagement. ''' Based in London, UK with strong links to Wales & Northern Sweden. Particular interest in traditional plant medicine systems of British Isles and North-Western Europe. Also wool & plant fibres and natural dyeing. Experience and Training includes: -Represented traditional Welsh medicine at Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2009 in Washington, DC. -Run practical workshops on dyeing fibres with plants. Special interest in using British and traditionally medicinal species. -Qualified horticulturist with focus on plantsmanship and botanical horticulture. Institutions: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. National Botanic Garden of Wales Chelsea Physic Garden