We’ve all had moments of déjà vu. Recently, while working alongside Pooja Pant, a former research scientist at the National Arboretum and a …
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Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, are one of the versatile herbs that belong in every garden. It is a tasty culinary plant with a light …
The question often comes up regarding how people knew which plants had medicinal value and what conditions they could be used to treat. It’s …
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, …
This year, my autumn garden has taken on a life of its own, far from the orderly vision I had in mind. The weeds, once a nuisance, now …
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 …
Springtime is my favorite time of year because the earth awakens and sends up green growing plants, which provide us with the first garden …
With encouragement from the HSA Native Herb Conservation Committee and the GreenBridges™ project, our HSA Board of Directors joined more than …
My mother always flavored her delicious apple pies with allspice. She did this with good reason since allspice carries the flavors of cinnamon, …
What’s in a name? If that name is yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus), the answer is a lot of frustration, and a lot of little tubers that …
It’s All Hallows Night…the time when the veils between the worlds are at their thinnest, the time when we walk around not quite alone in the …
Lemon balm, that delightfully lemony herb, has been used medicinally for centuries. The many beneficial properties of Melissa officinalis were …
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 …
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 …
I was sitting here at my desk trying to think of what I could say about the Winter Solstice that I have never said before. Then I started to …
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 …
I’m not talking about time travel. Nowruz—the equivalent of the New Year—was just celebrated on the spring equinox in Iran as well as in …
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