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ArticleWeeds: The Gardener’s Never-Ending Task
We have had lots of rain here in my Maryland, zone 7 garden. And with the rain, the weeds and grass have grown in leaps and bounds--way bigger than all…
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ArticleHow to Create a Dream Pillow from Dried Herbs
Hops have been used for centuries to brew beers and in infusions for medicinal purposes, however hops have many other uses as you can see in the following recipe for…
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ArticleUnited States National Arboretum Celebrates Hops, Herb of the Year 2018
Once a month, during the gardening season the Herb Society of America sponsors "Under the "Arbor", a series of herb-related events held at the US National Arboretum. Last weekend we…
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ArticleFickle Spring
This has been a topsy-turvy spring weather wise—-Mother Nature has certainly given us a rollercoaster ride of temperatures from 82 degrees one day plummeting to freezing the next day. Bringing…
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ArticleButtermilk Biscuits with Scallions or Chives and Cheddar
There is nothing like homemade biscuits flavored with herbs and/or alliums—make these tasty biscuits flecked with some green alliums for St. Patty’s Day!
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ArticleHops, Herb of the Year 2018
This year, herbies and hopheads from around the country are celebrating Hops as Herb of the Year. The International Herb Association's newest publication Hops, Herb of the Year 2018: Brewing…
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ArticleSnow: Poor Man’s Fertilizer
Is this familiar adage an old wive’s tale? In fact, snow does contain nitrogen and other particulates like sulfur, which it collects as it falls through the atmosphere, however so…
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ArticleWinter Musings
We have had very cold weather this month and now we have warmed up just a bit--enough to tease us--and make us think spring is in the air. Not. However…
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ArticleTools for the New Year
Here are a few gifts that I ask for every year--as well as a few new tools that I received this holiday season. These are items that I find essential…
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ArticleCelebrate Winter Solstice
The winter solstice is on Thursday, December 21, 2017. I am so looking forward to this annual celebration--I always go to my friend's house where a large number of us…
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