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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lavender is as versatile in the kitchen as it is in the craft room and herbal medicine cabinet. However, use it incorrectly and you will ...
Learn how herbs make great companion plants, aid in pest control, and support welcome beneficials.
The Paw Paw’s official name is Asimina triloba. It is a small deciduous tree native to eastern North America, that does, indeed,
One of the loveliest flowers of spring is the Viola odorata or as it is commonly referred to, the "Sweet violet." Violets have been used in ...
“Tra la, it's May, it’s May, the lusty Month of May
That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray
Tra la, it's here, it’s here, that ...
New Jersey Tea, Ceanothus americanus, is an Herb Society of America Native Plant of 2019. A member of the buckthorn family its common names ...
“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 ...
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