🌿 Plants In Your Own Backyard: What To Know And How To Use

A Practical Guide to Common Healing Plants, Foraging, and Everyday Wellness

There’s a whole world of wonder growing right outside your door — and this book is your invitation to step into it.

Plants In Your Own Backyard is a beautifully crafted, beginner‑friendly guide to the healing plants that thrive in your local environment. Drawing from nearly a decade of hands‑on land stewardship and years of herbal study, Avie Heidenfelder offers an approachable, heartfelt introduction to 22 common plants you’re likely to find in your yard, neighborhood, or nearby wild spaces.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• Clear, friendly plant profiles featuring dandelion, mullein, oxeye daisy, plantain, yarrow, and many more

• Practical guidance on foraging, sustainable harvesting, drying, and storing herbs

• Simple recipes for teas, tinctures, infused oils, and everyday wellness

• Folklore, energetics, and symbolic meanings that deepen your connection to each plant

• Journaling prompts and reflections to help you integrate plant wisdom into your life

• Safety notes and responsible-use guidance drawn from traditional herbal knowledge

This book blends practical instruction with gentle storytelling, making it perfect for curious beginners, seasoned herbalists, gardeners, nature lovers, and anyone longing to reconnect with the land around them.

Whether you’re identifying a plant on your morning walk, learning how to make your first herbal tea, or exploring the deeper meaning behind the plants that grow near you, you’ll find inspiration in every season — no green thumb required.

Step outside. Slow down. Notice what’s growing. Your backyard is full of medicine, magic, and meaning.