We come back with pocketfuls of rose hips from our walks at this time of year for making syrup. Apart from its medicinal use it’s great to mix into a cocktail!
This is excellent, thanks. My mother-in-law used to make rose hip syrup. I wonder if we could use some of her apples to make mulled rosehip apple juice? Rosa rugosa, the invasive rose, has magnificent hips, can those be used for anything?
Hi Juliet, that would be a magical drink wouldnt it, infused with family memory! All rosehips you can use interchangeably, as long as you know they haven't been sprayed with chemicals. I love huge Rosa rugosa hips, they look so witchy!
It would indeed, and the family apple tree is very bountiful this year! Witchy is a great adjective for Rosa rugosa hips and good to know they can be used.
They're so bright and joyful, aren't they? We planted a mixed hedgerow when we moved into our house with a host of things like dog rose, blackthorn, hazel and hawthorn - the roses were the earliest to establish well and we've a couple of years of masses of roses and then hips to brighten our front garden and feed pollinators and birds. I love them!
We come back with pocketfuls of rose hips from our walks at this time of year for making syrup. Apart from its medicinal use it’s great to mix into a cocktail!
I love rosehip syrup - I have it on porridge at the beginning of the day and with prosecco at the end of the day!
That sounds lovely! I made a great mocktail last year for a party with rosehip syrup, chilled rose petal tea and sparkling water. Thanks for reading!
That was wonderful, Ali. Funnily enough I was sketching rosehips last night. They are lovely to draw and such brilliant colours.
Thanks Gillian - yes, I agree about them being lovely to draw! I find that I sketch them every year and they never look the same.
This is excellent, thanks. My mother-in-law used to make rose hip syrup. I wonder if we could use some of her apples to make mulled rosehip apple juice? Rosa rugosa, the invasive rose, has magnificent hips, can those be used for anything?
Hi Juliet, that would be a magical drink wouldnt it, infused with family memory! All rosehips you can use interchangeably, as long as you know they haven't been sprayed with chemicals. I love huge Rosa rugosa hips, they look so witchy!
It would indeed, and the family apple tree is very bountiful this year! Witchy is a great adjective for Rosa rugosa hips and good to know they can be used.
This is nice. It took many many years for my wild alpine roses, which I didn't fertilize much, to have hips. They make me very happy.
They're so bright and joyful, aren't they? We planted a mixed hedgerow when we moved into our house with a host of things like dog rose, blackthorn, hazel and hawthorn - the roses were the earliest to establish well and we've a couple of years of masses of roses and then hips to brighten our front garden and feed pollinators and birds. I love them!