
June 2, 2025 | By Maryann Readal
Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, are one of the versatile herbs that belong in every garden. It is a tasty culinary plant with a light …

October 9, 2023 | By Norma Weinberg
All life forms need resources, and the three most important resources needed by monarchs in their annual cycle are: nectar from flowers for the …

March 27, 2023 | By Bonnie Porterfield
Of course, there are The Herb Society of America (HSA) founders, but let’s fast forward to those women instrumental in doing the arduous work of …

February 27, 2023 | By Scott Aker
It seems that as I continue my career in horticulture, there are plants that I come back to over time. With my recent move to Wyoming, I have …

January 10, 2022 | By Susan Belsinger
I love trees. They are a life-long study for me. When I was a child growing up in red-brick rowhouses in Baltimore, ours was the only …

December 27, 2021 | By Bonnie Porterfield
Pop open the champagne, and let’s celebrate some of our food traditions and superstitions surrounding the New Year.
Our friends from the South …

June 14, 2021 | By Bonnie Porterfield
As you drive along State Rt. 91 in Hudson, Ohio, you pass a community park, Darrow Road Park. As long as I’ve lived in Hudson (38 years), it’s …

May 20, 2021 | By Jen Munson
Registration is now open for The Herb Society of America’s 2021 Virtual Educational Conference and Annual Meeting of Members (Virtual EdCon). …

May 10, 2021 | By Peggy Riccio
Plant propagation is just a fancy word for making more plants from what you have. I love to propagate the plants in my garden. To me, it is …

April 8, 2021 | By Jen Munson
The nightshade family of plants sounds ominous – how could it not with the use of the words night and shade? The official name of this family …

March 29, 2021 | By Candace Riddle
Ever since Beatrix Potter wrote The Tale of Peter Rabbit, children and gardens have had a special friendship. That friendship is even stronger …

March 18, 2021 | By Jen Munson
A common harbinger of spring is the showy dandelion with its bright yellow flower that pops against newly greening lawns. With dandelion …

February 15, 2021 | By Katherine Schlosser
There is something peaceful about a frosty pre-dawn morning. On the morning that I wrote this, I waited at the front door for our latest …

February 8, 2021 | By Jen Munson
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Gardening has long been a popular pastime. The pandemic, and subsequent lockdown, has only increased …

November 5, 2020 | By Jen Munson
The Herb Society of America’s Research Grant Committee is pleased to celebrate 50 years of the HSA Research Grant by announcing its 2020 …

October 29, 2020 | By Jen Munson
The Herb Society of America is seeking proposals from speaker/educator(s) qualified and capable of planning, executing, and producing a series …

October 23, 2020 | By Jen Munson
Face it, 2020, for the most part, has been a bust! The pandemic has cancelled events, reduced travel, and all but eliminated herbal adventures. …

October 19, 2020 | By Jen Munson
‘There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance; pray, love, remember: and there is pansies. that’s for thoughts.’ (Hamlet 4.5.248)
William …