
June 15, 2026 | By Samantha Bellman
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 ...

February 16, 2026 | By Maryann Readal
Here it is—the favorite books of 2025 read by members of The Herb Society of America’s book clubs.
The Herb Society of America has four ...

November 24, 2025 | By Chrissy Moore
As is our pattern this time of year, we’d like to express our gratitude for the many Herb Society of America Blog readers all over the world. ...

October 20, 2025 | By Andrew Bunting
As a lifelong gardener and plant enthusiast, I’ve always been drawn to the versatility of herbs. Beyond cooking, herbs have incredible ...

September 29, 2025 | By Chrissy Moore
We’ve all had moments of déjà vu. Recently, while working alongside Pooja Pant, a former research scientist at the National Arboretum and a ...

September 1, 2025 | By Maryann Readal
Introduction to Butterfly Pea
Butterfly pea, Clitoria ternatea, also known as pigeonwings, is an interesting, vibrant, blue-flowered herb with a ...

August 4, 2025 | By Maryann Readal

July 7, 2025 | By Maryann Readal
Sumac, Rhus coriaria, is The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for July. It is truly an interesting herb and perhaps a little-known one for many ...

June 16, 2025 | By Beth Schreibman Gehring
Long before calendars and clocks, before schedules and spreadsheets, there were the sun and the stars and those of us who watched them ...

June 9, 2025 | By Erin Holden
While looking at a nursery catalogue a few years ago I stumbled upon a fun cultivar of Coreopsis with fluted petals called ‘Jethro Tull’. ...

April 21, 2025 | By Carol Michel
The simple answer is they are the authors of old, often-forgotten gardening books and articles written mostly in the 19th and 20th centuries. I ...

March 24, 2025 | By Erin Holden

March 17, 2025 | By Sammy Bellman
Eggs have been a canvas for art for most of civilization. The oldest carved and dyed eggs found by archeologists were in South Africa, dating ...

February 17, 2025 | By Samantha Bellman
The monotonous grays of winter begin to break as February approaches. Just like the groundhog reminds us that winter is coming to an end, so ...

February 3, 2025 | By Maryann Readal
What does a wooded area and a gin and tonic have in common? They both may contain HSA’s Herb of the Month, juniper (Juniperus communis). The ...

December 16, 2024 | By Beth Schreibman Gehring
Every year, my sister and I gather friends and family to celebrate the Winter Solstice at her enchanting log cabin nestled deep in the woods. ...

November 25, 2024
This time of year, many of us are wrapped up in myriad festive activities. Before we jump headlong into the holiday season, we would like to ...

November 18, 2024 | By Hazel Weakley
This summer, my Girl Scout troop had the amazing chance to visit Zurich, Switzerland, to study sustainability at the Swiss Federal Institute of ...