
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 ...

October 7, 2025 | By Maryann Readal
Horseradish—A Root With Bite
Few plants can evoke such a range of emotions as horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), which can make you laugh, cry, ...

October 7, 2024 | By Maryann Readal
I love when The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month is a plant that I can grow in my garden. This month’s herb is turmeric, Curcuma longa, a plant ...

January 16, 2023 | By Pat Crocker
The fresh or dried rhizome of ginger (Zingiber officinale) has been used “as a condiment and aromatic stimulant from ancient times”. And from as ...

January 2, 2023 | By Maryann Readal
Ginger, Zingiber officinale, is The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month for January. The English botanist, William Roscoe (1753-1831), ...

August 13, 2020 | By Kaila Blevins
I, like many other people preparing for the COVID-19 lockdown, frequented my local garden center to purchase vegetable seeds and buy plants for ...

June 1, 2020 | By Maryann Readal
Black pepper, Piper nigrum, is a ubiquitous spice that can be found on tables anywhere in the world where food is served. But what is the story ...

October 24, 2018 | By Beth Schreibman-Gehring
My first memory of the bright calendula flower (Calendula officinalis) was the cheerful patch that my first riding teacher -- a tiny, feisty ...