Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, are one of the versatile herbs that belong in every garden. It is a tasty culinary plant with a light …
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What does a wooded area and a gin and tonic have in common? They both may contain HSA’s Herb of the Month, juniper (Juniperus communis). The …
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 …
A few years ago, the National Herb Garden installed a display called “Beer Garden: Beer Like You’ve Never Seen It Before.” This seasonal …
There are many plant species that have been utilized for thousands of years for their medicinal and therapeutic properties. These species have …
I began my herbal journey as a young teenager, living with my grandmother in a small apartment on the edge of town, where the city’s manicured …
Bay laurel, Laurus nobilis, The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for February, has been a symbol of achievement, power, and victory from early …
If you are a plant enthusiast like myself, you might get pretty excited browsing next season’s plant catalogues. But all the acronyms (from TM …
As you drive along State Rt. 91 in Hudson, Ohio, you pass a community park, Darrow Road Park. As long as I’ve lived in Hudson (38 years), it’s …
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 …
The Herb Society of America is Seeking Design Art!
Organizers for the Virtual Educational Conference and Annual Meeting of Members (EdCon) to be …
The riches that the British, French, and Dutch explorers found in Maine came not from gold, but in the form of fish and lumber. Having …
Seeing hundreds, perhaps thousands, of strings of what looked to be brown seeds hanging in stores around holy places in India made me extremely …
For many people, mushrooms, lichen, and other fungi are exotic forest species. For the amateur, they are difficult to recognize by name, while …
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 …
Petals falling
unable to resist
the moonlight
Sakura, sakura
they fall in the dreams
of sleeping beauty”
-Yosa Buson
My childhood worldview …
I suppose every family has universal cure, the thing you apply or ingest that will cure whatever ails you. My family had several. My German …
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