The Rosarian Library estimates that more than 1,000 English-language books on roses have been published since the first rose book appeared in ...
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My entire life I have been an avid reader. As a child, I would consume books like pieces of candy. Books can teach you so much about the world ...
I am really excited for this year’s Educational Conference hosted by The Herb Society of America in the beautiful state of Texas — they say ...
Yarrow is a popular perennial herb that can be found in many gardens, mine included. It is known as a powerful “healing” herb. It’s also a ...
Have you ever said to yourself or others, “My garden is my therapy?” If you have noticed that you feel more relaxed and even rejuvenated after ...
Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a 16-acre, free admission public garden in Madison, Wisconsin, in the heart of the ancestral lands of the Ho-Chunk ...
As a Virginia home gardener and herb enthusiast, I grow many of my culinary herbs from seed at the beginning of the summer and I purchase a few ...
The name comes from the French, pomme d’ambre, pomme for apple, referring to the round shape of the early scent balls. Ambre is derived from ...
(This article is an abridged version originally appearing on the Native Plant Society of Texas website, November 30, 2020. Thanks to the author ...
The lazy days of summer quickly transition to the more scheduled and hurried days of autumn. While glorious hues are found in changing leaf ...
Making baklava, or baklawi/baklawa/ba’lawa, as it’s generally called in Arabic-speaking cultures, is a real pain in the...well, everywhere. Pain ...
As you drive along State Rt. 91 in Hudson, Ohio, you pass a community park, Darrow Road Park. As long as I’ve lived in Hudson (38 years), it's ...
I have always been fascinated by people’s life stories, particularly those in the herb world. How did they end up where they did? What ...
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Gardening has long been a popular pastime. The pandemic, and subsequent lockdown, has only increased ...
The season of lights is upon us. During this darkest time of the year, we gravitate to earthly sources of light to keep things merry and ...
The chef looked up at me, astonished, with a crumpled up Genovese basil leaf in his hand. “Oh my god, that smells fantastic,” he said, laughing ...
If you grow roses, plan now for rose hips. Simply leave the spent flowers on your rose bushes after their last bloom of the season. Do NOT cut ...
A former roommate once picked on me because I saved the crumbs from the bottom of cracker, chip, and pretzel bags. A few years later, he ...
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