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By Beth Schreibman Gehring Long before calendars and clocks, before schedules and spreadsheets, there were the sun and the stars and those of us who...

By Erin Holden While looking at a nursery catalogue a few years ago I stumbled upon a fun cultivar of Coreopsis with fluted petals called...

By Maryann Readal Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, are one of the versatile herbs that belong in every garden. It is a tasty culinary plant with...

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,...