Get to know the diversity of sage. Culinary, medicinal, cosmetic, aromatic and useful in landscape design. Not all are edible, some are intensely fragrant, one is mind-altering when smoked, and some are just simply floriferous and nothing more.
Tag: herbs
Seasonings from the Garden
Perk up salads, make your own meat rubs and sweeten up your Iced tea with herbs from your garden.
Well, that’s just Minty!
Notice the edges of this mint? It is a hint for an easy way to identify Spearmint. The leaf edges are … More
Seed Collecting
I have decided if I ever cease to be mesmerized by the simple act of planting a tiny seed that turns into bushels of food, I should stop gardening.
It’s fall and orange is the new green.
Do you know your Curcurbits? Quick lesson in who’s who and some fall squash recipes to try.
Pause and Smell
Aromatic herb foliage adds another sensory dimension to the garden.
Do You Need a Moment?
Mini spa moments to take a “time out”
Basil for a Manly Herbal
Basil, it’s not just for pasta! Not too perfumy, floral or girly, basil is the perfect herb to use in skin … More
Beauty from Herbal Scrubs
Exfoliate! Invigorate! Revive! Body scrubs filled with herbs and coarse grind, natural ingredients gently massaged into the skin – these are … More
Make a connection!
…from that aromatic fragrant herb in your garden to a nourishing spa treatment. The Herb Lover’s Spa Book gets you … More
The Herb Lover's Garden 