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Many gardeners include herbs among their landscape plants, whether for culinary, medicinal, or ornamental use. If you are growing medicinal plants at home, did you know you also can…
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Homemade gifts can add that special touch to any occasion. For gardeners, a jar of herbes de provence blend is the perfect culinary gift that shows friends and family just how much you…
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It has long been believed by many cultures throughout the world that some herbs can be a useful source of prevention and healing. From ginkgo to turmeric, the perceived benefits of herbs…
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Getting ready for your big day is incredibly exciting, but it can also be stressful and expensive. Herbal wedding décor is a modern way to inject color, scent and beauty without…
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Flowers brighten up our homes with their colors and scents. But they are also useful in other ways. Can you eat herb flowers? Eating flowering herbs is a classic way of enhancing…
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Knowing how far apart to plant herbs is essential to their health and production. Too much crowding, and you can end up with disease or rot. Space them too far apart and you can’t fit…
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Rock gardens are delightful when planted with alpine plants, but they also translate well to xeriscape, heat loving varieties. Most of our classic culinary herbs are indigenous to regions…
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The best full sun herbs are those that need six hours or more of sunlight per day. Many herbs will tolerate some shade but prefer full sun, while others need full sun. If you have a sunny…
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What is a Victorian herb garden? In the simplest sense, it’s a garden containing herbs which were popular during the reign of Queen Victoria. But growing Victorian herbs can be so much…
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Growing herbs in window boxes is a space-saving method for producing culinary ingredients for kitchen use. Creating a window box herb garden can be more than a practical gardening…