March 25, 2024 | By Chrissy Moore
A few years ago, the National Herb Garden installed a display called “Beer Garden: Beer Like You’ve Never Seen It Before.” This seasonal …
January 9, 2023 | By Chrissy Moore
One of the enchanting things about working in the National Herb Garden is the myriad people I meet from around the world. Ne’er a week goes by …
September 19, 2022 | By Maryann Readal
The African baobab tree, Adansonia digitata, is a unique tree. Seeing this huge tree in the African landscape and hearing the stories about it …
February 1, 2021 | By Maryann Readal
The pink peppercorns that are found in the colorful mix used in clear pepper mills are not the true pepper of the Piper nigrum vine. These rosy …
November 2, 2020 | By Maryann Readal
The tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica) is one of many tropical herbal trees. Its leaves, bark, wood, roots, and fruits have many uses. The …
September 9, 2019 | By Maryann Readal
How can a gardener resist an herb with the name bouncing Bet? I could not resist this delicate pink and floppy plant after seeing it blooming in …
December 7, 2018 | By Andrea Jackson
I’ve asked five blog contributors to share their favorite herb-related gift ideas. HSA’s blog will be running one per day during the first week …
July 28, 2018 | By Kathleen M Hale
The lowly roadside chicory has many impressive qualities
December 13, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
With a challenged economy on Washington Island, Wisconsin, in the early 2000s, business leaders looked at the 23 square miles for business …
March 21, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
After crafting a few batches of home brew, Ted Dalheim wanted to grow one of the key ingredients – hops.
“The natural progression for me was to …
September 28, 2015 | By Paris Wolfe
In mid-August I was at a garage sale full of 1940s and 1950s household paraphernalia. Among the milky salt shakers, bakelite jewelry and vanity …
August 27, 2015 | By Paris Wolfe
Hops flowers can do more than give you a buzz. Like chamomile and lavender, they are said to hasten sleep. Simply sew a sachet, put it near your …
June 5, 2014 | By Priscilla Jones
When I was young, my mother would put branches of bayberry in a pewter teapot. She received the twigs each year from a friend who had bayberry …