Nasturtiums are a herbaceous annual flowering plant best known for their peppery taste, stronger than watercress, and perfect for salads, but most have no idea about nasturtium medicinal uses. Nasturtiums are annual flowers grown both
Never heard of borage plant? You're not alone. Here are some terrific reasons to consider welcoming this easy-to-grow plant with lovely edible star-shaped flowers into your garden! Read on to learn about excellent borage uses
Nasturtiums are a herbaceous annual flowering plant best known for their peppery taste, stronger than watercress, and perfect for salads, but most have no idea about nasturtium medicinal uses. Nasturtiums are annual flowers grown both
Common mallow (Malva neglecta) is a useful edible weed you may find growing in your garden. Here's what to know about foraging & using it. #ediblewildplants
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
Did you know there are dozens of wild herbs you can forage? Find out the best herbs to find growing wild throughout the year.
Learn how to prune herbs for maximum growth and clean up the herb garden each year for a head start on herb grown next spring.
Herbs are used in many ways. Medicinal herbs are plants that can help support your overall health. Scientific testing is showing positive results that support the ageless wisdom of our ancestors. Herbs can easily be made into teas, topical creams, and tinctures.
Medicinal plants have been used for millennia, and science is just beginning to validate many of their traditional uses. This basic overview of medicinal plants and their use focuses on herbs you can find or
Clover is a widely available edible wild plant with medicinal uses. Here's what to know about identifying and using edible clover.
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
Did you know there are dozens of wild herbs you can forage? Find out the best herbs to find growing wild throughout the year.
Medicinal flowers are a great way to grow homemade herbal medicine, all while brightening up your garden space with colorful blossoms. Flowers are a beautiful addition to any garden, but some do more than please
Common mallow (Malva neglecta) is a useful edible weed you may find growing in your garden. Here's what to know about foraging & using it. #ediblewildplants
There's a theory that the tastiest things need the best defenses. If you've ever stepped on or brushed by a bull thistle, you've experienced their robust defense system. What on earth are they hiding behind
Have you ever foraged chickweed? This common wild plant is tasty and medicinal. Learn more about chickweed benefits and uses in the kitchen and home remedy toolkit.
There's a theory that the tastiest things need the best defenses. If you've ever stepped on or brushed by a bull thistle, you've experienced their robust defense system. What on earth are they hiding behind
Nasturtiums are a herbaceous annual flowering plant best known for their peppery taste, stronger than watercress, and perfect for salads, but most have no idea about nasturtium medicinal uses. Nasturtiums are annual flowers grown both
Make the most of the local wildflowers by creatively using honeysuckle for food and medicine in your kitchen and home apothecary.
That daisy or chamomile like early spring wildflower might be daisy fleabane, Erigeron annuus. Perky fleabane grows in fields, roadsie ditches in North America.
Herbs and flowers are an important addition to a cottage garden for their culinary uses and medicinal properties. They are also fantastic for any garden landscape because of the natural beauty they provide. When you
Yarrow is a perennial herb with a long history of medicinal use. Learn more about the uses and benefits of this remarkable plant now on Gardener's Path.
How to start foraging for wild herbs, beginning with these 8 easy to identify plants. Collecting herbs and medicinal plants that can be found in the wild or even in your own backyard.
Self-heal is a common herb, a highly nutritious edible plant, and a medicinal powerhouse that is also known as heal-all or woundwort.
Mullein is an important plant of waste places and spent pastures. It thrives in harsh environments. Learn how to use mullein as a local herbal ally.
The goldenrod plant, also known as solidago, blooms in the late summer and early fall with yellow flowers, and is also edible and medicinal.
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
Do you know about the many wonderful benefits of yarrow? Yarrow is a fantastic medicinal plant that's easy to grow and use in your herbal remedy arsenal. You may even have some yarrow posing as
Curly Dock, or Rumex crispus, is a remarkable medicinal plant known for its vibrant appearance and diverse therapeutic properties. Its use dates back
How to start foraging for wild herbs, beginning with these 8 easy to identify plants. Collecting herbs and medicinal plants that can be found in the wild or even in your own backyard.
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
Edible weeds are a great way to increase the foods you grow- and consume- without any additional work on your part. Here's a list of 15 edible weeds to try!
The medicinal uses for mullein are vast and extensive. Learn about smoking mullein for cough and respiratory ailments, plus other medicinal values.
Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) has taken over my garden at the moment. The little purplish pink flowers are pretty and it’s nice to have that bit of color while waiting for other things to spro…
Self-heal is a common herb, a highly nutritious edible plant, and a medicinal powerhouse that is also known as heal-all or woundwort.
Edible weeds are all around us, and they are often medicinal too. Here are 12 easy to forage for, wild-growing, strong, and nutritious weeds!
How to grow the catnip herb, plus the 12 different ways we use catnip tea for natural health care in humans. Catnip is easy to grow and keep on hand for when you need it.
You don't often think of grandma's flower garden as a good place to harvest your lunch, but there are a surprising number of tasty edibles growing in most perennial flower beds. Beyond edible flowers,
Growing calendula at home is an easy way to add color to your garden and stock your herbal medicine cabinet at the same time. Over the years, I've started to add more medicinal herbs to
Nasturtium recipes can be hard to find, and even those gardeners that know nasturtiums are edible tend to just snack on them right out in the field. Bring these tasty blooms (and leaves) indoors with
by Jennifer Poindexter Have you ever pondered the history in your herb garden? Chances are you haven’t. Most of us become so busy with growing a garden that we hardly stop to think about the history behind each plant. One resource we can use, to learn a little more about our plants, is the Bible. […]
Learn how to identify, forage, harvest, dry and use yarrow's amazing beneficial properties.
