July 12, 2021 | By Chrissy Moore
We’ve likely all had the experience of never having heard of something your whole life, and then suddenly you hear about that thing everywhere. …
May 11, 2021 | By Jen Munson
Foodscaping–it’s so simplistic. In its most basic form, it is landscaping with an edible twist. It’s the intersection of the purely ornamental …
March 22, 2021 | By Andrea DeLong-Amaya
You may be one of the growing numbers of home gardeners who have put shovel to soil in the effort to nourish themselves and their families with …
March 1, 2021 | By Maryann Readal
Heartsease, Viola tricolor, also called Johnny-jump-up, is The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month for March. It is the perfect time to …
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 …
January 20, 2020 | By Maryann Readal
To quote author Judith Sumner in the preface to her new book, Plants Go to War: A Botanical History of World War II, “The war could not have …
February 25, 2019 | By Paris Wolfe
When author Susan Goetz of Tacoma, Washington, experienced health issues she eliminated from her diet many foods that triggered sensitivities. …
July 6, 2017 | By Jackie Johnson ND
Known to many as the herb that smells like celery, lovage (Levisticum officinale) has been used for centuries as medicine and food. In modern …
August 31, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
When I was a child in the 1970s family dinners were usually roast meat, mashed potatoes, gravy and a vegetable. Seasonings were salt and pepper. …
August 1, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
When I was four or five I’d pick dandelions, violets, clover, whatever was in season to make tiny bouquets for my mom. She would trim the stems …
June 27, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, near Pittsburgh, Pa., has a series of elevated herb beds built in a sunny spot near the golf course to serve the …
April 20, 2016 | By Rickie Wilson
Vincent van Gogh paid homage to a wonderfully versatile herb in his 1887 oil painting entitled “Flowerpot with Chives.”
Whether you call the …
April 4, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
Not long ago I threw a Champagne Garden Party. Driven to offer only elegant hors de oeuvres matched to bubbles, I made everything myself. (Call …
January 6, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
All photos courtesy of The Biltmore Company
When you plan for this year’s Herb Society of America Annual Meeting on April 29, 2016, …