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By Maryann Readal Introduction to Butterfly Pea Butterfly pea, Clitoria ternatea, also known as pigeonwings, is an interesting, vibrant, blue-flowered herb with a unique shape that...

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 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 Bevin Cohen Summer is in full effect right now and that means our gardens are overflowing with the season’s generous bounty of herbs, flowers,...

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 Hazel Weakley This summer, my Girl Scout troop had the amazing chance to visit Zurich, Switzerland, to study sustainability at the Swiss Federal Institute...

By Maryann Readal Nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus, has an unforgettable place in my memory. My grandmother always planted a drift of these spectacularly jewel-toned flowers along...

Susan Belsinger & Tina Marie Wilcox Observations in Growing Both German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) and Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) Side-by-Side in My Garden Susan Belsinger Knowing that...

By Chrissy Moore We’ve all had moments of déjà vu. Recently, while working alongside Pooja Pant, a former research scientist at the National Arboretum and...

By Beth Schreibman Gehring The autumnal equinox, which falls on September the 22nd, is a spoke in the wheel of the year — the brief...