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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum aka Asperula odorata)

Karen Meyers April 28, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as sweetscented bedstraw, this herbaceous perennial is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. It is a member of the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that also includes gardenia and…

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Common Sage (Salvia officinalis) “Mary’s Shawl”

Karen Meyers April 22, 2025 0 Comments

The appearance and folklore of sage have led to an association between this herb and the Virgin Mary. The soft, velvety texture of the leaves brings to mind the protective…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Roman Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis aka Chamaemelum nobile)

Karen Meyers April 14, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as English chamomile, garden chamomile, ground apple, low chamomile, mother’s daisy or whig plant, this herbaceous perennial is native to dry sunny fields of Western Europe and northwestern…

Garden Books

Book Review: Complete Guide to Growing and Cultivating Herbs & Spices

Karen Meyers March 28, 2025 0 Comments

Linda Gray’s book, Complete Guide to Growing and Cultivating Herbs & Spices, is a comprehensive look at cultivating and utilizing a wide variety of plants that provide flavorful additions to…

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Common Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)

Karen October 29, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as maypop, wild apricot, and wild passion vine this perennial deciduous flowering vine is native to Southeastern US where it grows near riverbanks and in thickets and disturbed…

Garden History

Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Aegean Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri)

Karen May 7, 2024 0 Comments

Native to Greece, this perennial subshrub is often grown as an annual or biennial It is a member of the mustard family, Brassicaceae, that also includes cabbage, alyssum, and common…

Garden History

Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Chickpea (Cicer arientinum)

Karen April 2, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as carbanzo bean, chickpea is an annual in the legume family, Fabaceae, that also include lupine, acacia, and scotch broom. It was domesticated about 7500 years ago and…

Drought tolerance

Drought Tolerant Plants: Annuals and Perennials with Blue, Lavender and Purple Flowers

Karen February 8, 2024 0 Comments

Water is essential for plant growth but plants vary greatly in their need for it. Since the amount of water on earth is finite but the demand is not, we…

Garden Books

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.…

Poisinous Plants

Poisonous Plants: Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)

Karen December 14, 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 nightshade family, Solanaceae, that…

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