herb garden
How to Make White Wine Vinegar Flavored With Herbs
I was walking through my herb garden with a local herb expert, Rita Heikenfeld, when she spied my patch of scallions all a-bloom. She exclaimed, “Oh Erin! You have to get those flowers off before they go to seed. I’m going to get you a recipe for flavored wine vinegar!”
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Growing a Community with School Garden Grants
Add to Favorites School garden grants are only a piece of what makes a plot sustainable. Much like a child, it takes a village to care for a school garden, …
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Stress Relief Techniques: RX From Mother Nature
Add to Favorites No doubt about it, stress is a normal part of life. But there’s good news: stress can be managed in the most basic of ways with a …
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Wall-Mounted Planters are Ideal for Herbs and Small Spaces
Add to Favorites Are you like me and enjoy fresh herbs? I enjoy the scent wafting from them as they grow indoors. Many wall-mounted planters are designed to take up …
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Growing Valerian: Taking Root in the Garden
Add to Favorites I have been growing valerian (Valeriana officinalis) for years in the medicinal section of my herb garden. Native to Europe and Asia, this calming herb also grows …
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Coriander/Cilantro: Herb and Spice All in One
Tips for growing, harvesting, and cooking with coriander seeds and cilantro herb.
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How I Learned to Care for the Lavender Plant
The lavender plant is a very hardy perennial and once established, it will live without much care for five to 10 years.
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Stye Home Remedies From Your Home and Gardens
Add to Favorites Stye home remedies can come in handy when you least expect them. I can still remember the first time I came down with a stye as a …
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5 Tips for Successfully Planting Herbs in Pots
Planting herbs in pots is perfect for anyone with a little available outdoor space and a desire for useful plants.
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A Guide to Successfully Growing Herbs Outside
Add to Favorites The coming of spring seems to turn everyone into a would-be gardener. The warmer weather and green growth shooting up everywhere awakens a need in many to plant …
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6 Herbal Sleep Remedies for Those Restless Nights
More and more people are learning how to beat insomnia by finding natural herbal sleep remedies for those occasional restless nights.
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Treat a Sore Throat with Turmeric Tea and Other Herbal Teas
Add to Favorites When cold and flu symptoms start to show up, the first thing I do is reach for a mug of hot turmeric tea. Turmeric tea is a …
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The Joys and Challenges of Growing Herbs Outdoors
Add to Favorites By Gail Reynolds – Whether you are growing herbs outdoors for pleasure, profit, or production of homegrown flavorings for your home kitchen, the hot and sultry summertime …
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A Guide to Growing Chives
Whenever I think of growing herbs outdoors here at Timberlakes, I think about growing chives. Chives are about the sturdiest and most dependable herb variety we grow, and they take acclaim for the longest productivity period each year.
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A Guide To Growing Basil
Add to Favorites I’m willing to bet that if you start an herb garden, growing basil (Ocimum Basilicum) will be high on your garden herbs list and one of the …
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