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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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 Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for July is savory, Satureja spp. Summer savory, Satureja hortensis, is the annual version of this herb, …
I fell in love with basil upon my first bite of pesto in bella Italia back in the early 70s. The aroma and taste of Ocimum basilicum ‘Genoa …
As someone with a love of horticulture, I wish that I had studied Latin in high school. It is such an integral part of knowing plants well. …
Ginger, Zingiber officinale, is The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month for January. The English botanist, William Roscoe (1753-1831), …
A mass of compound-seeming leaves atop squishy stalks pouring out of a large pot in the central circle of the theme garden at the National Herb …
A mass of compound-seeming leaves atop squishy stalks pouring out of a large pot in the central circle of the theme garden at the National Herb …
In 2001 when I was the National Herb Garden intern, my internship project was to research the plants in the Fragrance Garden and write …
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 …
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 …
I had what seemed like a simple question: How and why did cardamom, the spice native to southern India, become such an essential and beloved …
It is summer and a perfect time to learn about summer savory, Satureja hortensis. If you have this spicy herb growing in your garden, plan to …
You may be one of the growing numbers of home gardeners who have put shovel to soil in the effort to nourish themselves and their families with …
Most of us, gardeners or not, are familiar with mint. But how many of us know that there is a distinctive difference between spearmint and …
As a young intern in the National Herb Garden in Washington, DC, I had no idea the impact that this garden–the largest designed herb garden …
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 …
My introduction to the classic French blend of Herbes de Provence was in the early seventies, when my long-haired and lovely, hippie sister …
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