Horseradish—A Root With Bite
Few plants can evoke such a range of emotions as horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), which can make you laugh, cry, ...
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Salad burnet, Sanguisorba minor, is The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for April. I love this little herb, but it can be difficult to find in ...
Mustard, The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for March, is a versatile herb in the Brassicaceae family. This family includes cabbage, kale, ...
Observations in Growing Both German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) and Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) Side-by-Side in My Garden
Susan ...
Lovage, Levisticum officinale, is The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for June. It can be a difficult herb to find in nurseries where I live in ...
One of the enchanting things about working in the National Herb Garden is the myriad people I meet from around the world. Ne’er a week goes by ...
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 ...
Calendula officinalis is a plant in the Asteraceae family and is The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month for May. In my Texas Zone 8b ...
(This article is an abridged version originally appearing on the Native Plant Society of Texas website, November 30, 2020. Thanks to the author ...
Greetings and Happy Autumn!
I am writing this on the evening of the full harvest moon—it is shining bright in the night sky just over the ...
Heartsease, Viola tricolor, also called Johnny-jump-up, is The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month for March. It is the perfect time to ...
Poppies are a colorful springtime addition to the garden bed. Their striking crepe paper-like flowers tower over other perennials that are just ...
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 ...
This month’s Herb Society of America Herb of the Month, safflower, (Carthamus tinctorius), has had many uses throughout its long history. Use of ...
Digging in the dirt provides a different experience and reward for each gardener.
For some, it’s the creative expression involved in designing a ...
On a recent trip to Turkey, I became fascinated with tulips (Tulipa spp.) and their history. But it seemed a questionable topic for a blog post ...
Perhaps the first struggle between American colonists and the Crown was fought, not with cannon or muskets or even tea, but with a sinister ...
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