Is your precious indoor lavender dying? Although you can grow this culinary gem indoors, there are a few issues to look for. In this article, herb enthusiast Matt Dursum explains why your indoor lavender is dying and what to do about it.
If you’re looking for a compact and aromatic alternative to a popular holiday decoration, try growing a rosemary Christmas tree. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you how to turn this common herb into a festive centerpiece.
Fresh and dried herbs are soothing throughout winter in savory cuisine, warming teas, emollient salves, and refreshing home fragrances. To protect our favorites and perpetuate all the benefits they bring, extra winter care may be in order. Explore how to best overwinter herbs with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
If you love to cook at home and grow herbs, I encourage you to dry them so they can help you make delicious meals all season. Herbs make mealtime so exciting, so let’s learn about various drying methods and discuss the 13 best herbs for drying with organic farmer Jenna Rich.
Start herb seedlings indoors, and keep them there for fresh foliage that’s easy to harvest. You can pick the leaves without having to go outside! An indoor garden is perfect for tea enthusiasts, home cooks, and professional chefs who want homemade herbal blends. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant in discovering these 11 herbs you should grow indoors in low light.
Keep your culinary herbs growing through the winter with a kitchen windowsill garden! A sunny window is the perfect location for perennial and annual plants in containers. You’ll have fresh leaves and flowers to harvest easily while cooking meals. Discover these 15 best herbs to plant on your windowsill alongside seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.
Although we love using mint in delicious teas, juleps, and mojitos, it’s a weedy non-native herb! Its aggressive nature threatens North American ecosystems where it crowds out beneficial species. Plant these 9 native herbs instead to boost biodiversity in your yard today! Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant in discovering the best mint replacements you can plant this year.
Fall is prime for growing fresh herbs, and they bring a flush of flavor. With summer’s heat behind them, many herbs experience renewed vigor as temperatures cool and before the growing season slows. Enjoy the bounty with fresh clippings and by drying selections for savory winter cuisine. Propagate your favorites to overwinter indoors for spring transplanting. Explore tasty fall favorites, both annual and perennial, with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Versatile designs and adaptable plants make it possible to grow herbs in various garden situations. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring an array of herb planting designs to fit any space. Throughout the seasons, we’ll be clipping fresh, fragrant selections with abandon.
Harvesting herbs may seem self-explanatory, but even experienced gardeners can make mistakes that affect not only the health of their plants but the flavors of the herbs they are harvesting too. Gardening expert Madison Moulton shares common herb harvesting mistakes you might be making and how to avoid them.
Self-heal is a very useful perennial herb for the herb garden. It’s edible and has many healing properties. It also grows well and has pretty purple flowers that bees and butterflies love. Learn more about growing these plants with Wendy Moulton as she explains the basics of getting it right.
Did you know that patchouli is actually a member of the mint family? This tropical herb is as low-maintenance as its temperate mint cousins, though it won’t survive a hard frost. If you’re a patchouli fan, you’ve got to try growing the plant for yourself. You can create your own incense, smudge sticks, and herbal tea. Plant biologist Emily Estep will tell you what you need to know to grow and care for patchouli