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Plants for a Mary Garden: Cranesbill (Geranium maculata) Our Lady’s Pins

Karen Meyers October 7, 2025 0 Comments

Early European settlers learned about the medicinal use of G. maculata from the indigenous people of North America where the plant was native and they incorporated it into their own…

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Book Review: Herbal Antibiotics

Karen Meyers January 26, 2024 0 Comments

In his book Herbal Antibiotics, author Stephen Harrod Buhner explains the need for using herbal antibiotics rather than pharmaceuticals for treating disease-resistant bacteria, and gives detailed information on herbal treatments.…

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Book Review: The Botanical Bible

Karen Meyers September 29, 2023 0 Comments

If you are interested in plants or just appreciate their beauty or usefulness, The Botanical Bible is sure to appeal. Written by Sonya Patel Ellis, writer, editor, and artist who…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)

Karen May 24, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as stinking nightshade, this herbaceous annual or biennial is native to rocky, arid areas of Europe and Asia and is a member of the Solanaceae, nightshade family, that…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)

Karen October 13, 2021 0 Comments

Also known a Ceylon cinnamon tree, this small evergreen tree is native to Sri Lanka and a member of the Laural family, Lauraceae, that also includes avocado and cassia. The…

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