October 5, 2020 | By Maryann Readal
If you grow roses, plan now for rose hips. Simply leave the spent flowers on your rose bushes after their last bloom of the season. Do NOT cut …
August 24, 2020 | By Andrea Jackson
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 …
August 10, 2020 | By Susan Belsinger
Plant Profile
Family: Tropaeolaceae
Scientific name: Tropaeolum majus
Common names: nasturtium, Indian cress, trophy cress, trophywort
Native …
April 20, 2020 | By Maryann Readal
Poppies are a colorful springtime addition to the garden bed. Their striking crepe paper-like flowers tower over other perennials that are just …
April 9, 2020 | By Gladys McKinney
What with the coronavirus outbreak and so many people becoming ill with COVID-19, I wondered what I could do to help, besides staying home, of …
December 21, 2019 | By Susan Anthony
Holly, ivy, and mistletoe are common additions to our Christmas decor. Read on to learn more about the very interesting meanings some of these …
November 4, 2019 | By Maryann Readal
With its bright red calyces, green leaves, and okra-like flowers, Hibiscus sabdariffa, also known as red zinger, red sorrel, sour tea, Florida …
September 9, 2019 | By Maryann Readal
How can a gardener resist an herb with the name bouncing Bet? I could not resist this delicate pink and floppy plant after seeing it blooming in …
August 26, 2019 | By Jen Munson
On a recent Herb Society of America webinar, business member Rose Loveall-Sale owner of Morningsun Herb Farm, thrilled viewers with a talk about …
August 5, 2019 | By Beth Schreibman-Gehring
The entire Western Reserve Herb Society (WRHS) herb garden at the Cleveland Botanical Garden is glorious, but Historic Rose Gardens are overwhelming.
July 15, 2019 | By Kathleen M Hale
Once upon a time, about 1098 to 1179, there was a little girl named Hildegard. She was the tenth of ten children. Her parents were “minor …
July 1, 2019 | By Kathleen M Hale
Ophelia distributes various herbs to get her message across.
May 22, 2019 | By Beth Schreibman-Gehring
One of the loveliest flowers of spring is the Viola odorata or as it is commonly referred to, the “Sweet violet.” Violets have been used in …
May 20, 2019 | By Kathleen M Hale
Plantain leaves have been ingested as a tea or tincture as the mucilage from its crushed leaves soothes inflamed membranes. Young leaves are tender and something like spinach. More mature leaves might be better stewed.
May 15, 2019 | By Kathleen M Hale
The botanical family name of the common or English primrose, Primula, comes from the diminutive of the Latin word for “first.” And the common …
May 6, 2019 | By Beth Schreibman-Gehring
I don’t know about you, but I’m one of those gardeners who see a perfectly manicured lawn and thinks to herself that there must be something …
May 1, 2019 | By Beth Schreibman-Gehring
“Tra la, it’s May, it’s May, the lusty Month of May
That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray
Tra la, it’s here, it’s here, that …
April 17, 2019 | By Beth Schreibman-Gehring
Petals falling
unable to resist
the moonlight
Sakura, sakura
they fall in the dreams
of sleeping beauty”
-Yosa Buson
My childhood worldview …