by herbsocietyofamerica | May 30, 2022 | Other Research & Education
It all began innocently enough, I suppose. I mean, it’s not as if I sat down with my garden journal one morning and said, “I believe I’ll plant a poison garden over there…with some foxglove, say, and a bit of aconite for that lovely blue...
by herbsocietyofamerica | May 23, 2022 | Other Research & Education, Other Self Care & Wellness
I succumbed to my weariness with winter and decided to spend a week with my cousin Barb in St. Croix, the U.S. Virgin Islands. She knows my fondness for plants and planned several plant-related activities for me, including a visit to the St. George Village Botanical...
by herbsocietyofamerica | May 16, 2022 | Other Gardening, Other Research & Education
(This article was originally published in The Herb Society of America’s annual journal, The Herbarist, 41(1975): 37-40. Almost 50 years later, Mrs. MacLennan’s narrative still evokes vivid images of foraging for edible plant material on her family’s property in...
by herbsocietyofamerica | May 9, 2022 | Webinars
Sherlock Holmes said it best in the 1945 movie, Pursuit to Algiers: “Poison is a woman’s weapon.” It’s a statement not without evidence – historical records tell us that female poisoners were prevalent. Throughout England in the 18th and 19th centuries, the...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Apr 25, 2022 | Container & Indoor Gardening, Other Research & Education
Another move means another new time for figuring out what conditions herbs will like. It seems to me it’s never the same. I’m always learning about sun, soil, and specifics to please them. For instance, we moved to a new apartment in December from...
