...know it as linen. Bakers fold it into bread. Gardeners treasure those impossibly blue flowers dancing above slender stems in early summer. And if you plant flax, don’t be surprised...
March 30, 2026 | By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
...same time as you set out basil and tomatoes, when the ground is warming up. If the weather is cold—especially if it’s wet and rainy—wait to transplant chiles; otherwise, you...
...your favorite dried native plants. Enjoy! Wildflower Bath Tea In the spring or summer, gather flowers and herbs to use year-round. Make sure to store your botanicals in a dry,...
January 19, 2026 | By Tina Marie Wilcox & Susan Belsinger
...decide to use produce market rhizomes, select those that are firm, plump, and free of wrinkles, soft spots, and mold. After soaking the rhizomes in water to remove any growth...
Even though lavender’s summer bloom is over, we can continue to enjoy these collected flowers in new ways during the rest of the year. Winter grants us the time to...
...mounds over the past five years. I grow Lavandula x intermedia Phenomenal™. In the summer, it produces an abundance of spikes with lavender flowers. I leave the flower spikes on...
...now it reminds us to carry the wisdom of summer into the winter ahead. Rosemary, a plant of memory, has been worn at both weddings and funerals, tying remembrance to...
Summer is in full effect right now and that means our gardens are overflowing with the season’s generous bounty of herbs, flowers, and early vegetables. Mint and lemon balm cascade...
Long before calendars and clocks, before schedules and spreadsheets, there were the sun and the stars and those of us who watched them closely—gardeners, healers, farmers, mothers. The summer solstice,...
