MEET THE FOUNDER of HErbology Hub
Hi, I'm Christopher!
Educator, Creator, Passionate Plant Steward and Horticulturist & Herbalist, Australian grower of select herbs (Golden Seal, Solomons Seal, Arnica and whatever else takes my fancy...)
Certificate of Advanced Amenity Horticulture - Yarrabe School of Horticulture & Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Applied Science Degree Charles Sturt University - Environmental Analysis
Advanced Diploma in Western Medical Herbalism
Certificate IV in Training & Assesment
How did it all start?
A kind gift from my Aunty and Uncle
It started with a few gifted plants from my Uncle and Aunty when I was a teenager in the 1970’s. The photo is from that magic day... Can you see me in the picture?
As a shy nerdy young teenager there was something about plants that I connected with deeply.
The plants took root - not just in the soil, but in me.
The plants needed a home so I built my shade house by hand with simple tools, not knowing anything only that I wanted to grow plants.
The Adelaide Botanic Garden
When you are that passionate there is only one thing for it... Train as a Horticulturist at the Adelaide Botanic Garden...
While working there I watched a senior gardener treat a cut on his hand using Comfrey. A powerful herb with hundreds of years of folk usage as a healing agent.
Seeing the result opened the door to a deeper awareness: these weren’t just plants - they were healers.
They had something to teach us, if we were willing to listen.
Becoming a herb grower
Many years later in 2006 while reading a Matthew Wood book the realisation came to me that...
There are plenty of Herbalists, Naturopaths, Homeopaths, healers of all descriptions. No shortage at all.
But people who can actually grow these medicinal plants... That's a special gift... It was what I had.
All the passion, experience and training for this and it was staring me in the face.
The special plant that set me down this path is Solomon's Seal. Polygonatum multiflorum.
The HERBOLOGY HUB
People often say, “I’ve never met anyone so passionate about plants,” or “You’ve opened my eyes to how much there is to know - and how it all connects.”
Herbology Hub is where I share this experience , passion and learning. Its online so that distance is no barrier to joining in.
Consider yourself warmly invited to be a part of the HUB.
Appearances...
Guest Speaker
My Self Reliance Australia - Interview
The Healing Power of Herbs
Webinar excerpt
In the HUB itself
Listen in on a meet up where we talk about Nettle.
Listen to this talk I gave to Switched on Health Natural Medicine Students in 2025 about my journey into plants and medicinal herbs
