by herbsocietyofamerica | Jul 26, 2021 | Other Gardening, Other Research & Education, Other Self Care & Wellness
As I pulled into the parking lot next to the native plant collection at work one day, I noticed our intern up in a tree cutting down a native honeysuckle vine. Uh-oh, I thought. Not again! Working at a public garden, our attempts to grow vines can often be frustrated...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Jul 19, 2021 | Other Gardening, Webinars
Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Hello and happy summer to all of you! This year, I was super lucky and got to attend The Philadelphia Flower Show, one of the premier horticultural events in the country. It is the nation’s largest and the world’s longest running...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Jul 12, 2021 | Other Research & Education, Other Self Care & Wellness
We’ve likely all had the experience of never having heard of something your whole life, and then suddenly you hear about that thing everywhere. A while back, I was putting together a presentation on cacao research but couldn’t find a photo of the botanist I would be...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Jun 28, 2021 | Other Research & Education
From place to place, season to season, and year to year, the colorful mixtures and combinations of flowering herbs are influenced by permutations of weather, grazing, competition with grasses, and seed abundance....
by herbsocietyofamerica | Jun 21, 2021 | General Self Care, Other Self Care & Wellness
The world of natural and alternative medicine encompasses many modalities, and for the layperson, the different approaches and schools of thought can be confusing. When I tell people I’m an herbalist, they invariably think I practice homeopathy, acupuncture, Ayurveda,...
