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Some herbs arrive in our lives because we go looking for them. Others quietly find us, settle into the fabric of our days, and before we realize ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
As a lifelong gardener and plant enthusiast, I’ve always been drawn to the versatility of herbs. Beyond cooking, herbs have incredible ...
We’ve all had moments of déjà vu. Recently, while working alongside Pooja Pant, a former research scientist at the National Arboretum and a ...
Introduction to Butterfly Pea
Butterfly pea, Clitoria ternatea, also known as pigeonwings, is an interesting, vibrant, blue-flowered herb with a ...
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 ...
Long before calendars and clocks, before schedules and spreadsheets, there were the sun and the stars and those of us who watched them ...
While looking at a nursery catalogue a few years ago I stumbled upon a fun cultivar of Coreopsis with fluted petals called ‘Jethro Tull’. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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