Articles related to "Didyma"

On a sacred site near Miletus, the Temple of Apollo at Didyma brought pilgrims, hosted festivals, and dispensed advice from the oracle through the fourth century AD.

Continuing to look at our herbs and medieval plants still in use today. Many medieval herbs and plants are still used in modern gardens very successfully.

Find out how to use the Bee Balm in a Bog Garden setting and its old folk remedy usage.

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was a tomb built for Mausollos, a Persian governor, by his wife Artemisia II from 353 to 350 BC.

Bergamot, the herb, should not be mistaken for Bergamot, the fruit; the two species are from differing plant families with different characteristics and properties.

What could be more wonderful than strolling through a flower garden full of scent and fragrance? Here are some top perennial picks for a pleasing fragrant filled garden.

Monarda didyma is highly attractive to hummingbirds, honeybees and butterflies, as well as providing weeks of colorful blooms each summer and early fall. Learn more!

Oswego Tea or Bee Balm and other species of Monarda are among the most colorful natives for the summer garden.

Although one doesn`t turn to stone, a view of the Medusa in Apollo`s temple in Didim still sends a shiver down the spine.

A glimpse of Turkish art, culture, history, food and entertainment garnered from a short stay in Kusadasi

Not to be confused with the herb Bergamot, Bergamot essential oil has a wide spectrum of uses in aromatherapy; it is very different from other expressed essential oils.

Author of Jekka's Complete Herb Book, Jekka McVicar presented a rereleased book on cooking with flowers in 2003. Here's a dip into the coverage and currency of the book.

Perennials are those plants in the yard or garden bed that can be counted on to return and bloom every year. Here's a list of perennial plants anyone can grow.

These plants have a myriad of medicinal, culinary and decorative uses, several of which are detailed here.

Buying large numbers of herbaceous perennials is expensive. However, growing perennials from seed is easy, much cheaper, and more fun than buying ready grown plants.

This is an easy to follow tutorial on putting in a bog garden for water plants and other aquatic life.

Every perennial gardener wants a showy display of flowers all season from spring to fall. Here's how to get it. Follow this guide for your best perennial garden yet.

Design with big, easy perennials: eye catching, attention grabbing plants that bring excitement to the flower bed or mixed border. Special plants that say "Look at Me!"

Neither the pleasure of gardening, nor an outstanding appearance of one's landscape has to be abandoned in seasons of drought.

The magi were wise men from Persia whose origins can be traced to Zoroaster, following the Morning Star associated with the goddess Astarte to King Herod in Jerusalem.

The best way to entice hummingbirds to visit is by providing their favorite flowers and offering one or more feeders with nectar that you make yourself.

This Corinthian landmark's importance is clear, though questions surround the temple's extensive past, from worship to practical use in ancient times.

Many perennial herbs and plants are known for being useful in homemade teas, giving gardeners the chance to enjoy plants and money-saving drink too!

An alphabetical listing of all the plant profiles covering flowering plants, garden shrubs, ornamental trees and more. An online plant encyclopedia with growing details.

In just two decades, Seleucus I Nicator went from being an officer under Alexander the Great to being king and founding a Hellenistic empire of his very own.