Moving to Texas? Plants and Herbs Perfect for Texas Soil
Texas is the second most populated state in the country, and for a good reason. It might've been the warm weather that...
15 Herbs to Lower Blood Pressure
High blood pressure or hypertension is one of the biggest health problems in the world now. The reasons are various including an increasingly sedentary...
An Herb Butterfly And Bee Garden: Herb Gardening with a View...
A simple how to guide to create a butterfly garden. Environmentally friendly herb gardening to attract bees and butterflies. Insect pollinators are in serious...
Lavender Flower Meaning and Symbolism
We all know that the lavender flower is extracted into essential oil to be poured in air humidifiers to make the room a little...
16 Best Medicinal Plants And Their Uses (With Names and Pictures)
Many prescriptions today are derived from plants that have been cultivated for centuries because of the medicine they contain.
Choosing plants for a garden can...
Herb Plants for Shady Garden Areas: Garden Herbs that Grow in...
Herb gardening isn't limited to gardens and yards with full sun. There are many herbs that thrive in the shade.
Herbs have the reputation of...
Plant Herbs to Control Vegetable Garden Pests
Keep an organic vegetable garden using herbs as companion plants. They attract beneficial insects that repel pests from hybridized bedding plants, and supply the...
How to Grow Healing Herbs for Health and Wellbeing
Planting a medicinal herb garden is an excellent way to have a constant supply of healing plants on hand for the treatment of common...
Perennial Herbs: 9 Herbs That Grow In The Heat
You don’t have to abandon your herb and flower patch when the heat hits. There are more herbs and edibles than you realize which,...
A Basic Herb Garden: Herb Gardening for Beginners
Planting a basic herb garden is the fastest and most satisfying way to start your edible garden. On one hand, many herbs are perennial,...
24+ Creative Hanging Herb Garden Ideas
If space is tight, but you still want to have your own garden. Try these 24 awesome hanging herb garden ideas. Hanging herb gardens...
How to Grow Thyme from Seeds (Thymus vulgare, T. citriodorus, T....
With its north African and Mediterranean heritage, you’ll want similar conditions when growing thyme as you have for other Mediterranean herbs such as oregano,...
How to grow Rosemary at Home and How to Use Rosemary...
Soup-er tasty, a growing rosemary plant adds year-round beauty to growing zones 7 and south. Whether tall and statuesque or cascading down a rock...
How to Grow Oregano (Origanum vulgare hirta, O. majorana)
Growing oregano is an effortless endeavor as long as you’ve got the loose, well-draining soil of its native mountainous growing conditions. Oregano is native...
Adding Chamomile to Your Garden
Chamomile is best known for its qualities of relaxation, used in teas and other hot drinks.
Chamomile is a perennial plant that thrives in full...
How to Grow Caraway in Your Herb Garden
The caraway seed is a staple in salads and will be a welcome addition to your herb garden.
Oddly enough, caraway has been found in...
Growing Pineapple Sage in the Country Herb Garden
This easy-to-grow herb attracts butterflies and hummingbirds to the country garden.
While many garden herbs supply a useful quantity of leaves for tea and garnish,...
Easy to Grow Herbs for a Shady Southern Herb Garden
Shade tolerant herbs add texture to a shady spot.
Success in shade gardening can be chancy if the right plants are not incorporated. There are...
You Need Garden Rue in Your Herb Garden
You will find many uses for garden rue, but will be very pleased with the medicinal properties: from relaxing tea to wound healing compresses.
Michelangelo...
Monarda Plant Profile Growing Guide: Planting, Selecting, and Maintaining Bee Balm...
Monarda didyma is highly attractive to hummingbirds, honeybees and butterflies, as well as providing weeks of colorful blooms each summer and early fall. Learn...
Lemon Balm: Cultivating, Cooking & Medicinal Uses for Melissa Officinalis
Using lemon balm frequently for cooking and medicinal purposes makes this herb a rewarding addition to the home herb garden.
This lemon-scented herb attracts honey...
How to Overwinter Container Grown Perennials and Herbs
Whether you're a hobby grower or a large commercial grower here is a tried and true system for overwintering container grown perennials and herbs.
There...
Preparing the Herb Garden for Winter
Find out how to prepare herb gardens to survive till spring in cold-winter climates.
With a little planning and a little work, gardeners can significantly...
Tea Pot Garden: Grow Plants that Make Delicious Tea
A tea pot garden is beautiful and utilitarian when grown in containers. Make yourself a great cup of tea by harvesting right outside your...
Lemon Balm Uses: Harvesting for Tea, Oil Infusion, Cooking, and Crafts
There are a number of uses for lemon balm: it can be infused in oil, used in tea, or dried for cooking and crafts....
The Calming Herb Lemon Balm With Antiviral and Antibacterial Properties
The easily grown lemon balm herb, made into a tea, bolsters mood and alertness.
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), known by practitioners for over 2000 years,...
