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By Robert Mattera III, MS If you’ve ever grown basil at home, whether in the garden, a pot on the patio, or a kitchen windowsill,...

By Maryann Readal Oregano, Origanum spp., is The Herb Society’s featured herb for May. It is an herb in the mint family (Lamiaceae) and is...

By Carol Michel The simple answer is they are the authors of old, often-forgotten gardening books and articles written mostly in the 19th and 20th...

By Maryann Readal Salad burnet, Sanguisorba minor, is The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for April. I love this little herb, but it can...

By Erin Holden Like many plant people I know, I spend a lot of my time in the woods staring at the ground, shuffling slowly...

By Sammy Bellman Eggs have been a canvas for art for most of civilization. The oldest carved and dyed eggs found by archeologists were in...

By Maryann Readal Mustard, The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for March, is a versatile herb in the Brassicaceae family. This family includes cabbage,...

By Greg Susla The question often comes up regarding how people knew which plants had medicinal value and what conditions they could be used to...

By Samantha Bellman The monotonous grays of winter begin to break as February approaches. Just like the groundhog reminds us that winter is coming to...

By Maryann Readal What does a wooded area and a gin and tonic have in common? They both may contain HSA’s Herb of the Month,...