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Herb Gardens

Herb gardens have been the cook's friend for generations. Our extensive herb gardening section features articles on growing, using, and saving many common culinary and health-supporting herbs.

applemint or apple mint herb

Why Apple Mint Will Be Your New Favorite Herb

chives near a garden fence

Best Herbs for Small Gardens

types of mint

Three Types of Mint

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Growing St. Johns Wort

borage flower

Herb: Borage, an Old Herb with New Life

clary sage plant flower

Clary Sage Plant: How to Grow This Gorgeous Perennial

Why I Didn’t Harvest My Wild Violets and More About Foraging

a red wheelbarrow filled with mulch with a shovel leaning against it

Dandelion Greens: Weeds or Food?

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Thyme Tea

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Make Your Own Simmering Potpourri

How to Make Pretty Storage Jars for Your Herbs

an elderberry flower on the shrub

How to Make Elderberry Syrup

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How to Use Herbs – Five EASY Projects to Use Herbs!

a patch or oregano herb with a rock that has the word oregano carved in it

How to Make Herbal Vinegar

an elderberry flower on the shrub

Growing Elderberry: A Plant Profile and How-To Guide

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A bench with a zinc pail filled with apples. On the bench, squash, apples, and gardening tools

September Gardening: Tasks & Tips

Fall is the time for mums, for pumpkins, and another round of pansies — for soft golden twilights and leaves crunching underfoot. September is the last month here in zones 6 and 7 when the garden is still lush and full. We’re harvesting the last of the tomatoes here at Seven Oaks, my farm near…

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An assassin bug, blending into the roadway

Assassin Bugs – Scary Looking, But Beneficial Insects

We meet the strangest neighbors while walking the dog. This assassin bug was strolling across the pavement on a hot summer’s evening when we walked our dog. At first, I thought it was a wolf spider, but the leg arrangement, plus the narrower body, made me decide to snap a picture and use Google Lens…

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A close up of American burnweed flowers about to bloom.

American Burnweed, the Weed That Signals Fall Is Here

I was walking my dog along the wood’s edge right near where we cleared land to build our greenhouse when I did a double take. There, like Jack’s magical beanstalk, had grown overnight this gem: American burnweed. Also known as fireweed or American burn weed, it grows rapidly – and I mean, rapidly. Like I…

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Summer squash

What Can You Make with Summer Squash?

It’s that time of year when everyon asks, “What can I make with summer squash?”. The time when neighbors sneak bags of summer squash onto porches. When farmer’s markets are brimming with yellow and green squash, zucchini, and all manner of Cucurbitaceae, the plant family that gives, and gives, until it can’t give anymore. If…

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