...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...
...to Japan, particularly Hachijō-jima, where it has long been valued for both its culinary and traditional uses. It produces celery-like leaves with a slightly savory taste in the stems and...
March 30, 2026 | By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
...thing to watch out for is summer stress during times of high temperature or drought. You needn’t be overly vigilant, though—chiles are pretty tough. Just be sure to water and...
...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
...to protect from hot summer sun. Wait to move the plants outside until after all danger of frost has passed and soil temperature is above 50⁰F. Plant the fingers one...
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,...
