
June 1, 2026 | By Maryan Readal
Lemon basil, Ocimum × africanum Lour., also known as hoary basil for its whiskery stems, “temperate” tulsi because it grows in temperate zones, ...

May 11, 2026 | By Wendi Phan
Many Asian culinary herbs originate in warm or subtropical regions, yet with a bit of thoughtful care, they can still find a place in gardens ...

May 4, 2026 | By Chrissy Moore
There are numerous lemon-flavored or lemon-scented plants in the herb world, but in my opinion, none rival the clean lemon fragrance and taste ...

April 20, 2026 | By Samantha Bellman
For a while I was working in a bakery. Most of my coworkers loved to experiment with new foods and unique flavors and I was often introduced to ...

April 6, 2026 | By Maryann Readal
Few herbs capture attention quite like the chile pepper. Vibrant, fiery, and surprisingly diverse, Capsicum annuum includes thousands of peppers ...

March 30, 2026 | By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
We are so excited to be coming to The Herb Society of America’s annual conference in San Antonio, Texas, and share our experiences of our ...

March 2, 2026 | By Maryann Readal
Herbs common in southwestern gardens and cuisines are the focus of the next few months, in anticipation of The Herb Society of America’s ...

February 2, 2026 | By Maryan Readal
This sunny, late-blooming, garden and culinary herb is The Herb Society’s spotlight herb this month—Mexican tarragon, Tagetes lucida. It is ...

January 19, 2026 | By Tina Marie Wilcox & Susan Belsinger
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a member of the Zingiberaceae family and an exotic tropical herb that we love to grow and use. Though we refer ...

January 5, 2026 | By Maryann Readal
Introduction
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is an ancient and remarkably versatile spice whose vivid color, distinctive flavor, and long history of ...

December 8, 2025 | By Paola Legarre
Even though lavender's summer bloom is over, we can continue to enjoy these collected flowers in new ways during the rest of the year. Winter ...

November 17, 2025 | By Erin Holden
Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum) is a deciduous shrub in the Solanaceae family with arching branches that can reach 10 feet in height. It produces ...

December 4, 2023 | By Maryann Readal
My mother always flavored her delicious apple pies with allspice. She did this with good reason since allspice carries the flavors of cinnamon, ...

August 7, 2023 | By Maryann Readal
West Indian lemongrass, Cymbopogon citratus, is a fragrant member of the grass family (Poaceae). It has long, sharp-edged, narrow leaves and ...

July 3, 2023 | By Maryann Readal
Tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus ‘Sativa’, is often called the “Little Dragon,” because the Latin meaning of dracunculus is “little dragon.” It ...

August 8, 2022 | By Peggy Riccio
I grow fennel, Foeniculum vulgare, in my Virginia garden for many reasons. As an accent in the garden, fennel grows easily from seed to a few ...

July 18, 2022 | By Amy Forsberg
In 2001 when I was the National Herb Garden intern, my internship project was to research the plants in the Fragrance Garden and write ...

July 4, 2022 | By Maryann Readal
Mentha x gracilis 'Madalene Hill' (double mint) is The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month for July. It is a fitting herb to be singled ...