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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 simple answer is they are the authors of old, often-forgotten gardening books and articles written mostly in the 19th and 20th centuries. I ...
The monotonous grays of winter begin to break as February approaches. Just like the groundhog reminds us that winter is coming to an end, so ...
I thought it would be an easy task to gather a list of the best books read by the four online HSA Book Clubs in 2024. But what I learned was ...
(Editor’s Note: The complete article was originally published in The Herb Society of America’s The Herbarist, 1999.)
In 1967, the Potomac Unit ...
Held in the gentle embrace of autumn, as the sun's warm caress yields to the cool, crisp air, our natural world embarks on a beautiful symphony ...
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 ...
I remember the first dress that made me feel good about myself. I was 17 and looking for something to wear to a dance, not formal, not cocktail, ...
Bevin Cohen is living the dream. Quitting his corporate job, he decided to live small and simple. And it looks like he made the right choice – ...
Dandelion is flowering right now and is a widely known plant to many laypeople. But, do you really know how to differentiate true dandelion ...
Editor's Note: Dr. Mitchell's original blog post was featured in April, 2020, in anticipation of The Herb Society of America's Annual Meeting of ...
“I may here observe, that the disease of cancer is not confined to civilized nations. It is known among our Indians. I am informed that the ...
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. ...
As an herbalist I’m interested in many aspects of plants – from their use in herbal and conventional medicine, to lore that informs us how those ...
Raspberry, Rubus spp., is the International Herb Association’s Herb of the YearTM for 2020 and The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month ...
For the past six years I have worked at a wonderful, high-end garden center. Among the many seasonal items we sell throughout the holidays are ...
Normally I don’t use plant labels, unless it’s the label that came with the plant when I bought it. That is, until a visitor to my garden ...
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