Yarrow is a common wild herb that's useful in both the kitchen and medicine cabinet. This list of yarrow uses covers everything from biscuits and beer to salves, soaps, and tinctures. Yarrow's always seemed magical
Making mullein flower oil is one of the easiest herbal infused oils you can make and have on hand. Here are 5 ways to use this great oil in your home.
Borage is a beautiful annual flower that's popular with gardeners, mostly for its abundant display of showy blue flowers. It also happens to be both edible and medicinal, and it has a number of uses
Make the most of the over-productive herb garden with these 10 ways to use oregano for food, medicine, cleaning, and more.
What To Do With Leftover Herbs: A helpful guide on how to use up fresh herbs with recipes and tips! Limit waste and make your food taste great!
Fireweed jelly is a delicious way to use fireweed blossoms in season.
When it comes to having a herb garden, there's really nothing more satisfying than picking your very own fresh herbs for that night's dish! These herbs that grow together can be planted in just one pot or directly in your herb garden outdoors for a full, healthy harvest in no time! These herbs not only enjoy each other's company, but also feed off of each other by exchanging important nutrients and therefore, making sure your harvest is plentiful! Herbs that grow together stay together! Herbs That Grow Together A rule of thumb when planting any herb or vegetable together, is
Learn how to prune dill to have bushier plants and an abundant dill harvest to use in various recipes. Dill is the perfect herb garden addition!
How to make compound chive butter at home with fresh chives from the garden, garlic and chive flowers.
Learn how to dry and preserve herbs with this great guide. Enjoy dried herbs with the best flavor when preserved fresh from the garden.
Mid-summer in the herb garden is full of glorious smells, but it's hard to beat the fragrance passing by the lemon balm patch. Lemon balm is at its fullest when temps are hottest in the
How to dry chives in the oven, plus other ways to dry herbs. Dry chives in a dehydrator or by air drying. Store dried chives in jars.
Let's take a look at how to use dill to its fullest. This popular herb adds a wonderfully bright flavor to a wide assortment of dishes.
Commonly mistaken for a weed, purslane is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Find out how to identify it and use it in 20 delicious recipes! #purslane #verdolagas #foraging
Starting an herb garden is a rewarding way to begin (or expand) your gardening knowledge. What are the basics of herb gardening for beginners?
Mid-summer in the herb garden is full of glorious smells, but it's hard to beat the fragrance passing by the lemon balm patch. Lemon balm is at its fullest when temps are hottest in the
Ask most people what their favorite herb is, and their response will often be basil. For many of us, this tender annual seems to epitomize the season. Basil tastes its absolute best when it’s enjoyed fresh, but thankfully you have a few creative options to preserve the vibrant flavor of this herb that’s so strongly associated with summertime.
If you've grown a bumper crop of herbs in your garden here are some favorite recipes and tips for how to preserve cilantro for the best taste.
Commonly mistaken for a weed, purslane is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Find out how to identify it and use it in 20 delicious recipes! #purslane #verdolagas #foraging
Commonly mistaken for a weed, purslane is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Find out how to identify it and use it in 20 delicious recipes! #purslane #verdolagas #foraging
Make your own dehydrated dill powder to use in recipes all year long! Having your own dried dill can save you a lot of money and prevents you from needing to run to the store in the winter months!
Mint is one of the easiest plants to grow! Today I'm sharing 14 things to make using fresh mint so you can make the most of your harvest.
Leftover parsley and cilantro stems can be used in curry and dressing to soups and stir-fries. Learn how to add these to your favorite recipes.
When basil bursts into bloom, you may take this as a sign to start new plants. But there's no need to let the flowers go to waste.
When elderflowers are in season make these great elderflower recipes! Includes elderflower cordial, liqueur, tea, jelly, cake, and more!
Love the idea of fresh, homegrown herbs but don't have much time for gardening? These delicious perennial herbs will come back reliably year after year. Even if you don't have a dedicated veggie patch or
Drying and preserving herbs is a great way to ensuring that you can enjoy their delightful essence year-round.
These are the herbs that grow well together and those that don't. Companion planting has long been recognized as a valuable technique in gardening, and when
Drying parsley is an easy way to preserve fresh parsley for storage. If you have an abundance of home grown parsley in your herb patch at the end of summer, or left over store-bought fresh parsley, try drying it and storing it for future use.
Black-Eyed Susan is a beautiful perennial flower, but it also has potent medicinal benefits. It's closely related to echinacea, and it has many of the same medicinal properties. Just about everyone who's even paid passing
Chives get a bad rep for being rather pungent, but we've got 12 great reasons why these tasty, easy to grow herbs should be in your garden.
Learn about how to plant, grow and care for lavender! There are many benefits to growing lavender, find out how to properly care for this great plant!
Medicinal echinacea, a guide from growth to harvest to preparations and recipes. Echinacea tincture, tea, and syrup.
