by herbsocietyofamerica | Aug 27, 2018 | Other Culinary
Mullein (Verbascum thapsis) is a furry plant with beautiful spikes of sunny, yellow flowers. It is biennial, like foxglove (Digitalis), so you get those pretty flowers in the second year of the plant’s growth. Although it has a large family, at least 250...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Aug 22, 2018 | Other Culinary
We are revisiting this post from 2017 as folks photograph summer’s growth & bounty. Do you feel like you see one thing, the camera sees another? Consider the following to improve your garden photography. Shoot during the “Golden Hour” … For beautiful light...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Aug 15, 2018 | Fragrance, Other Culinary
Meet one of my favorite wellness remedies — the flowers and leaves of the lovely linden tree. You may know it by its other names, lime tree or American basswood. It’s an easily identifiable tree with lovely boxy leaves and pretty seed pods. It’s easy...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Aug 13, 2018 | Other Research & Education
“In my Last Will & Testament, it states that I want half of my ashes scattered on the 7th Floor of Bergdorfs in New York City and the other half scattered in the herb gardens at the Cloisters. That’s probably all you’ll ever need to know to...