
March 21, 2022 | By Christine Parks
Many gardeners are surprised to learn that Camellia sinensis is the most popular camellia in the world. And most tea drinkers in the U.S. have …

June 7, 2021 | By Maryann Readal
Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world, after water. Countless books have been written about tea, which is the leaf product of …

November 16, 2020 | By Matt Millage
It never ceases to amaze me how much tea is consumed daily. An estimated 2.16 billion cups of tea are drunk every day around the world, which …

February 27, 2019
In February we posted a blog about yaupon tea. It contained a legend about why the holly plant was given a name with negative connotations – …
February 11, 2019 | By Paris Wolfe
In a small café in St. Augustine, Florida, I was served tea made from yaupon, a caffeine-containing holly shrub that grows wild in southeastern …
June 25, 2018 | By Paris Wolfe
Tea Time has a new meaning. Mixologists are working with the ancient beverage to craft cool contemporary cocktails. These go beyond mom’s …

June 11, 2018 | By Paris Wolfe
You know that gap year between high school and university that judgy people frown upon? Sometimes it turns out well. Consider Joe Howard. In …
May 15, 2017 | By Paris Wolfe
I’m becoming a tea snob. The more I learn about the herb the more selective I become about my camellia sinensis brew.