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by herbsocietyofamerica | Feb 18, 2019 | Other Culinary
Now appearing, ready for its close up, one of The Herb Society of America’s two Notable Native Plants of 2019, and a plant that is a living fossil: horsetail or Equisetum. Sharks get called living fossils a lot. So do marsupials, like possums and wombats. It...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Feb 13, 2019 | Other Culinary
Learn how herbs help your garden at The Herb Society’s next webinar at 1 p.m. on February 21 EST. In Putting Your Herbs to Work in Your Garden, guest presenter Caren White, will share how herbs attract beneficial insects, repel pests, improve soil, and make wonderful...
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by herbsocietyofamerica | Feb 11, 2019 | Other Culinary
In a small café in St. Augustine, Florida, I was served tea made from yaupon, a caffeine-containing holly shrub that grows wild in southeastern Florida. The infusion made from its dried young leaves tastes like black tea without tannic bitterness and has the pep power...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Feb 8, 2019 | Other Culinary
If you are interested in herbs you may want to participate in #herbchat, an herb-focused Twitter chat. A Twitter chat is when people tweet about a particular topic using a hashtag. By using the hashtag, participants can tweet—talk—to each other and stay on topic. Most...
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by herbsocietyofamerica | Feb 6, 2019 | Beauty, Fragrance, Other Culinary
“No wonder that cheek in its beauty transcendent, Excelleth the beauty of others by far; No wonder that eye is so richly resplendent. For your heart is a rose and your soul is a star.” -Frances Sargent Osgood ‘Tis the season for old-fashioned love potions. Many...
