by herbsocietyofamerica | Jan 20, 2016 | Seasonal Gardening
Saturday morning over fried eggs and rye toast at Mary’s Diner, my boyfriend texted me a link to Rodale Organic Life’s “Grow Healthy Plants from Seedlings Every Time.” Yes, he texted me the link though we were in the same booth. (Sheesh. The manners we learn from our...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Jan 18, 2016 | Other Culinary
I am a thrift shopping junkie. And, it’s part of my gardening life. At a garage sale last spring, I grabbed 6-inch concrete angel from a paved driveway before the woman next to me could claim it. At the end of an estate sale in late fall, I gave up $40 for a curved...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Jan 13, 2016 | Herb of the Month, Other Culinary, Research & Education
The chile pepper is hot. It’s January 2016 Herb of the Month for The Herb Society of America AND 2016 Herb of the Year for the International Herb Association. I’ve been herb gardening since 1990 and never would have considered the chile to be an herb. Piper Zettel,...
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by herbsocietyofamerica | Jan 11, 2016 | Book Reviews
Author Chris McLaughlin shows readers how to use botanicals to dye fiber and fabric in her book A Garden to Dye For (St. Lynn’s Press, 2014, $17.95). Her palette includes the obvious and the obscure. Indigo and madder root are well documented. But, did you know the...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Jan 6, 2016 | Events
All photos courtesy of The Biltmore Company When you plan for this year’s Herb Society of America Annual Meeting on April 29, 2016, schedule extra time in Asheville, North Carolina. One of the most significant attractions is the 8,000-acre Biltmore Estate....
