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A Garden of Helpful Herbs
Herb Gardening is a bi-weekly column on growing, harvesting herbs; culinary, medicinal and crafting uses.
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A Medicinal Herb Garden
A medicinal herb garden was a colonial home remedy necessity. Now, we grow them as much for beauty. Read about a cold remedy, sore throat, & acne remedy etc.
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Comfrey for the Urban Herb Garden
This next installment of "Medicinal Herbs for Small Gardens" focuses on easy-to-grow comfrey, and includes recipes for medicinal preparation and the usual dose of magic.
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Drive-By Echinacea
Echinacea may change your life!
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pallida
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coneflowers
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Echinacea
Echinacea is an herb which can be a great addition to the landscape.
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Grow More Lavender!
Herb Gardening is a bi-weekly column on growing, harvesting herbs; culinary, medicinal and crafting uses.This week: lavender.
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Medicinal Herbs for Small Gardens
As long as you have a porch or sunny window, you can reap the benefits of the medicinal herbs profiled in this ongoing series.
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Milk Thistle
Milk thistle is not only a popular medicinal herb, but can be a striking addition to the herb garden.
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Motherwort
The herb motherwort is found in northern United States and Europe, and is also known as "lion's tail" and "heartwort".
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Native American Medicine: A Herbal Heritage
Suite101 column description: Herb Gardening is a bi-weekly column on growing, harvesting herbs; culinary, medicinal and crafting uses.
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Passion Flower
This exotic looking vine is grown by many for its ornamental uses only, but passion flower is a useful medicinal herb as well.
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Patchouli
Patchouli is known for its heady, earthy scent.
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Sage- IHA Herb of the Year for 2001
Sage is the International Herb Associations pick for Herb of the Year.
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Using Kitchen Herbs for Medicine
This article summarizes five popular kitchen herbs and talks about their medicinal uses. These herbs include parsley, rosemary, cinnamon, sage, and cayenne.
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Yarrow
Yarrow is an herb that deserves more attention and research. Read about its uses, growing, and propagating.
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Fantastic Fennel
Fennel is used for gastrointestinal complaints, PMS, and poor appetite.
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Popular Medicinal Plants
Learn about the properties and uses of three popular medicinal herbs, St. Johns Wort, ginseng and ginko biloba.
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Potpourri - Wild Claims
Many claims are made about supplements, most of which are overblown or just plain false. In this article we will discuss three such claims and expose them to the facts. See if you don't agree that there's more fiction and fantasy to the claims than found in Aesop's fables.
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Rosemary: Dew of the Sea
Learn about the history of the herb Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), its magical properties, how to grow it, and how to use it as a culinary and medicinal herb.
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WILD, as in crafting.....
The population grows, the herbal medicine market grows and the plants need to be GROWN and no longer gathered.
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BASIL-HERB OF THE YEAR FOR 2003
Basil is Herb of the Year for 2003. This marvelous culinary herb makes a great ornamental.
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'purple ruffles' basil
Dandelion: History and Culture
The versatile dandelion is more than just a weed.
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Feverfew, Healer of Migraines
Medicinal herb shown to help prevent migraine headaches and reduce fever. Feverfew, member of the aster family, is a hardy perennial with white daisylike flowers.
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GARLIC-HERB OF THE YEAR FOR 2004
Garlic has been chosen as Herb of the Year for 2004. This is one of the most widely used culinary and medicinal herbs.
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HERB TITLES FOR SUMMERTIME READING
Have some fun. Dip into the fount of herbal knowledge during the dog days of summer. It's easy to do with so many great books on herbal healing.
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Lavender-the Ideal Landscape Herb
If you're looking for outstanding landscape plants, consider lavenders. They have many appealing qualities.
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Padua’s Basilica of St. Anthony
The Romanesque Basilica di Sant'Antonio, built to enshrine St. Anthony's relics, is one of Europe's major pilgrimage sites, decorated by works of Donatello and Titian.
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Perennial Plants for Dry Shade
The soil under trees can be dry even with regular watering because the roots use the moisture quickly. See seven perennials that thrive in difficult shady conditions
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lily of the valley
Purple Coneflower
Purple coneflower is extremely popular as a medicinal herb. This plant has many uses in the landscape.
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ornamental grasses
Ready for Spring
If you've got a case of late winter gardener's and forager's blues, here are some projects and harvests to cure what ails you.
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