Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, are one of the versatile herbs that belong in every garden. It is a tasty culinary plant with a light ...
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Madagascar, an ancient island off the coast of East Africa, holds a treasure of unique plants growing in its diverse ecosystems. The island is ...
Every year, my sister and I gather friends and family to celebrate the Winter Solstice at her enchanting log cabin nestled deep in the woods. ...
October is often dominated by pumpkins but there is another vegetable that deserves a bit of the spotlight at this time of year: garlic!
Garlic, ...
I love weeds. There, I said it. Don’t worry, I do pull them (there’s a reason why they’re called weeds, after all) but I am much more likely to ...
Garlic, Allium sativum, is The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for September. This is the time to get excited about garlic if you want to grow ...
As someone with a love of horticulture, I wish that I had studied Latin in high school. It is such an integral part of knowing plants well. ...
(Editor's note: The original, unabridged version of this article can be found on All The Bitter's blog.)
The best way to think about cocktail ...
My mother always flavored her delicious apple pies with allspice. She did this with good reason since allspice carries the flavors of cinnamon, ...
All life forms need resources, and the three most important resources needed by monarchs in their annual cycle are: nectar from flowers for the ...
Hildegard of Bingen, Medieval Herbalist
The works of Hildegard of Bingen have become quite popular in the last few decades after they were ...
Vanilla, Vanilla planifolia, is The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for December. It is the perfect month to feature vanilla, since its flavor ...
While doing research for a presentation on herbal uses of native plants, I decided to look more into a plant I’d learned about in herb school, ...
Lemon balm, that delightfully lemony herb, has been used medicinally for centuries. The many beneficial properties of Melissa officinalis were ...
In 2001 when I was the National Herb Garden intern, my internship project was to research the plants in the Fragrance Garden and write ...
Basil, Ocimum basilicum, still reigns today as the King of Herbs. Its royalty was established by the Greeks, when they gave the herb its name ...
By Maryann Readal
Dianthus is The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for April. The timing is perfect as the weather is beginning to be ...
The spice that we call cloves comes from the clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum. This evergreen herbal tree is in the Myrtle (Myrtaceae) family and ...
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