Mace: The Elegant Twin of Nutmeg
Mace is a wonderfully unique spice. It derives from the Myristica fragrans tree and is native to Indonesia’s ...
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As a lifelong gardener and plant enthusiast, I’ve always been drawn to the versatility of herbs. Beyond cooking, herbs have incredible ...
Horseradish—A Root With Bite
Few plants can evoke such a range of emotions as horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), which can make you laugh, cry, ...
We’ve all had moments of déjà vu. Recently, while working alongside Pooja Pant, a former research scientist at the National Arboretum and a ...
While looking at a nursery catalogue a few years ago I stumbled upon a fun cultivar of Coreopsis with fluted petals called ‘Jethro Tull’. ...
Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, are one of the versatile herbs that belong in every garden. It is a tasty culinary plant with a light ...
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 ...
Observations in Growing Both German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) and Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) Side-by-Side in My Garden
Susan ...
This summer, my Girl Scout troop had the amazing chance to visit Zurich, Switzerland, to study sustainability at the Swiss Federal Institute of ...
Butterfly pea flower (Clitoria ternatea) is a plant where the convergence of science and beauty meet. Butterfly pea is a subtropical plant ...
Caraway seed, Carum carvi, has been used in many countries of the world as a spice and as a medicine for a very long time.
The caraway plant can ...
I love when The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month is a plant that I can grow in my garden. This month’s herb is turmeric, Curcuma longa, a plant ...
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 first saw Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.—a.k.a rattlesnake master, button eryngo, or button snakeroot—planted at the Gene Leahy Mall, a park in ...
Cilantro (Coriandrum sativuum) is an herb that elicits strong feelings of like or dislike. Those who like the herb appreciate its sagey-lemony ...
Yarrow is a popular perennial herb that can be found in many gardens, mine included. It is known as a powerful “healing” herb. It’s also a ...
Walking through a garden in full summer bloom is a joy that should be experienced by everyone. A garden should engage all human senses: sight, ...
(Editor’s Note: The complete article was originally published in The Herb Society of America’s The Herbarist, 1999.)
In 1967, the Potomac Unit ...
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