Hildegard De Bingen: An Herbalist From The Past With Tips For Today
Hildegard de Bingen, a woman ahead of her time, left an indelible mark on medieval history as a visionary, mystic, composer and herbalist. Born in 1098, this remarkable ...
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Galangal: A Healing Herb From The Past For Today’s Aches And Pains
Galangal Galangal is an ancient herb similar to ginger which is more commonly know and used. Both are in the Zingiberaceae family. This aromatic and pungent herb not ...
A Year in The Garden – March
A Year In the Garden is a series of articles on gardening for beginners which covers gardening and landscaping over the course of a year. March is like ...
A Year In the Garden – February
February is a time to continue planning but also the time to do some of the prep work for growing a garden. It’s a great time to decide ...
Starting Seeds Indoors – Get a Headstart on Your Most Successful Garden!
Finally, it’s that time of year again. Starting seeds indoors gives you a headstart to your spring garden. Starting seeds indoors also helps to get rid of the ...
A Year in the Garden – January
January 2021 in my backyard vegetable garden. A lot of snow! Not much to do outside in January but a lot to do inside. Collect all the seed ...
A Free Pack of Seeds
Seed Starting When I was about 6, the local drug store used to give away free flower seeds in the spring. I grabbed a few packs because ...
Goldenseal
Common Name: Goldenseal Latin Name: Hydrastis canadensis Annual/Perennial: Perennial Sun/Shade: Shade Height/Width: 6-24 inches Bloom Time: Root is harvested after 4-5 years, in the fall Zone: 4-7 Parts ...
Wintergreen
Common Name: Wintergreen Latin Name: Gaultheria procumbens Annual/Perennial: Perennial Sun/Shade: shade Height/Width: low growing ground cover, 8-10 inches Bloom Time: berries late fall into winter Zone: 3-7 Parts ...
Ashwaghanda
Common Name: Ashwaghanda or Winter Cherry or Withania or Indian Ginsing Latin Name: Withania somnifera Annual/Perennial: can be grown as an annual Sun/Shade: Sun, dry soil Height/Width: 3 ...
