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Medieval Era Herb Garden Plants
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.
medieval plants • herbs • sage • rosemary • nasturtium

Monarda Plant Profile Growing Guide
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!
monarda • bee balm • oswego tea • bergamot • hummingbird plants

Three Cheers For Oswego Tea
Oswego Tea or Bee Balm and other species of Monarda are among the most colorful natives for the summer garden.
native • american • bee balm • monarda didyma • boston tea party

Monarda
John Bartram, the Quaker responsible for making M. Didyma known as "Oswego Tea," sent some seeds to friends in England in the mid-1700's, and this species soon spread throughout Europe. The herb was popular among Oswego Shakers & Native Americans as well. Learn more about the 1996 Herb of the Year.
bee balm • bergamot • oswego tea • herbs • herbal medicine

Monarda, Wildflowers Gardeners Invite In
I had no qualms when it came to “inviting’ wildflowers into the garden. It was all fair game in my yard. Other gardeners are not so enthusiastic, and many wildflowers are considered to be nothing more than backyard pests. The enemy. Weeds. A few wildflowers, however, are so lovely their, ahem, pedigree is overlooked, and soil is eagerly turned for them somewhere in the flower bed. Varieties of Monarda, for example.
monarda • wildflowers gardeners invite in • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany

HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
There are some exciting new hardy plants available for year 2000 that will light up northern New England gardens.
hardy perennials • delphinium • azalea • jacob's ladder • peppers

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: State Butterfly of Georgia!
The state of Georgia officially designated the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail as their state butterfly on April 4, 1988. Three other southern states later followed suit by naming the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail as their official state butterfly. Learn more about this beautiful butterfly and its nectar and caterpillar host plant needs. You will be doing your part to help swallowtails and other butterfly species to survive by planting nectar-rich flowers and host plant sources in your garden!
georgia state butterfly • eastern tiger swallowtail • butterfly • pupa • larvae

Which Mint is Which?
I guess I could have called this article <I>Something Minty</I>, but I was getting a little confused as to which mint was which.
which mint is which? • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology

Bog Garden Spotlight: Bee Balm
Find out how to use the Bee Balm in a Bog Garden setting and its old folk remedy usage.
bog garden • bog garden plants • bee balm • native americans used bog plants • bog plants

The Herb Bergamot
Bergamot, the herb, should not be mistaken for Bergamot, the fruit; the two species are from differing plant families with different characteristics and properties.
the herb bergamot • plant profile of bee balm • monarda didyma • identification of bergamot • uses of bergamot

Gardening for Bees
Inviting bees to your garden will not only help ensure their survival but it will boost your flower, herb, and vegetable garden's performance.
bumblebees • bumble bees • carpenter bees • honeybees • honey bees

Easy Garden Rainbows - Red
Easy Rainbows is a 7-part series recommending easy-to-grow flowers in each colour of the rainbow. Red Flowers focusses on annuals, perennials and vines.
easy • garden • flowers • lobelia • lobelia syphilictica

Planning a Pink Perennial Garden
Perennial flowers offer a stunning display in shades of pink from March to November. Look for these new versions of old favourites, from ground cover to shade plants.
perennial garden • pink flowers • ground cover • perennial plants • shade plants

The Fungus Among Us
Ways of dealing with weather-related fungus problems in the garden
fungal disease • powdery mildew • black spot • pythium • phytophthora

The Painted Lady: here, there, and everywhere
From a resident population in Northern Mexico, generations of this lovely butterfly spreads out over North America every summer. It's an interesting migration pattern that repeats and repeats.
butterfly • painted lady • vanessa cardui • cosmopolitan butterfly • thistle butterfly

The Pitfalls of Pass Along Plants
What to do about the pass along plants that turn out to be ground hogging thugs.
pass along plants • spreading plants • invasive plants • plant thugs • monarda

Fall Planting Combinations
Perennial gardens finish with a bang in autumn. Hot colors, made more intense by the changes in sun angle, render a garden complete for the season.
rocky mountains • gardens • ornamental grasses • yarrow • sweet pea

Herbs for My Hummers!
Planting flowering herbs as hummingbird attractants and nectar sources in backyard flower gardens.
herbs • hummingbirds • gardening • perennial • flower gardening

Fragrant Garden Perennial Plants
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.
fragrance garden • fragrant flowers • fragrant perennials • peony • hyssop

One Butterfly and Hummer Gardener's Success Story!
A delightful interview with a dedicated butterfly and hummingbird gardener awaits you in this article. Read how she has successfully attracted both of these exquisite "Jewels of the Sky" to her backyard habitat.
butterfly • hummers • gardeners • butterflies • hummingbird feeders

Sorting Out the Fall Chores
When your schedule gets tight there are ways to cut your fall chore list down to size.
planting • transplanting • pruning • prune • spring flowering bulb

Starting Perennials from Seed
How to start perennials from seed, taking into consideration how they differ from annuals.
seed starting techniques • perennials • annuals • stratification • vernalization

Plant Profile Online Encyclopedia
An alphabetical listing of all the plant profiles covering flowering plants, garden shrubs, ornamental trees and more. An online plant encyclopedia with growing details.
plant profiles • gardening encyclopedia • online landscape plants • growing guides • perennials

Planting for Butterflies and Hummingbirds
With the right plants in your yard you can encourage them to stay for a while. Let's look at what it takes...
butterflies • butterfly • hummingbird • garden • plants

New Varieties For Cold Climates
Recent research in cold hardiness has introduced many new varieties to northern gardeners. Here are a few examples.
artichokes • sweet potatoes • roses • perennials • cold hardy plants

Planning a Cutting Garden
These days, the price of cut flowers is so expensive that many of us have chosen to grow them ourselves.
cut • cutting • flowers • garden • planning

Walnut Trees and Soil Toxicity
Black Walnut trees exude a toxin that can make growing plants underneath them difficult. Learn what plants will in this article.
walnut • soil • toxic • juglans • nigra

Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 5
In this fifth session of the Be Your Own Herbal Expert series, we will find out how to help ourselves and our families with herbal vinegars, one of the green blessings of the Wise Woman Way.
herbs • herbal • medicine • mint • sage

Butterfly Gardens for Pollinators
Butterfly gardens are easy to grow and attract beneficial insects. Understanding these pollinators will help when creating a flower garden for butterflies.
grow butterfly gardens • attract beneficial insects • native plants for butterflies • how to attract butterflies • flower gardens for butterflies

Flowers for Summer Color
Plant these summer flowers to keep your garden looking fresh and blooming all season: choose from annuals, perennials, shrubs, bulbs, vines and tropical plants.
flowers for summer garden • summer blooming flowers • summer perennials • summer annuals • plants bloom in summer

Planting for Primates
Plants that are safe for primates and suggestions on where to obtail further information for landscaping using edible plants.
primate • monkey • permaculture • edible plants

A Revolutionary Tea
From the Revolutionary war to present times, Beebalm has been a welcome addition to kitchen and floral gardens.
tea • mint plant • beebalm • herb • oswego tea

Attracting Beneficial Insects
Attracting helpful insects such as bees, butterflies and ladybugs to the vegetable garden is easy to do by adding beautiful feature plants to the patch.
attracting beneficial insects • attract bees • attract butterflies • pollinators • getting rid of aphids

Bergamot Essential Oil
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.
bergamot essential oil • properties of bergamot oil • characteristics of bergamot • uses of bergamot oil in aromatherapy • photo sensitivity in bergamot essential oil

Birding with Children
There's no easier way to connect with nature and teach children about the natural world than birding.
birding with children • bird watching children • feeding birds • making birdfeeders • garden for birds

Butterfly Gardens, 6th in a Series of Children's Garden Themes
Butterfly Gardens need nectar plants and host plants to be really successful. Make a butterfly garden with your child for a fun backyard learning experience. Learn about flowers which attract butterflies and plants which host butterfly eggs and caterpillars. <META Name="keywords" Content="Butterfly garden, children, butterfly host plants, flowers for butterflies, butterfly flowers, kids, butterfly links, children's activities."> Butterfly Gardens attract kids and butterflies in for exciting science learning experiences. Plant to attract the fllying flowers to your child's garden. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
butterfly gardens • nectar plants • host • successful • child

Choosing Plants for a Butterfly Friendly Garden
Help save Butterflies by planting a Buddleia Bush or by letting the nettles grow? Every grower can do something to preserve this beautiful insect.
choosing plants for a butterfly conservation garde • plants that feed and host butterflies • buddleia • bush • butterflies

Cooking with Flowers by Jekka McVicar
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.
jekka mcvicar author • cooking with flowers • edible flowers • edible gardens • preserving and eating flowers

Easy to Grow Perennials
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.
easy perennial plants • perennial plants • easy to grow perennials • bloom every year • types of perennials

Fall Division of Perennial Plants
Divide perennials for propagation, to renew plant vigor, or limit spreading. Tip: Many plants may be divided in the fall. Do it now and have more time next spring!
perennial to divide in fall • divide perennial • split perennial • perennial division • separate perennial

Growing Herbs in Containers: Light, Life Cycles, & Propagation
Lists of herbs that can be grown in containers, with info about their light needs, life cycles, and best methods of propagation.
growing herbs • containers • anise • borage • caraway

Herb Glossary: Allspice to Caraway
These plants have a myriad of medicinal, culinary and decorative uses, several of which are detailed here.
herb dictionary • herbal ingredients • seasoning blends • recipes seasoning • cooking spice

How to Grow Calendula - A Plant Profile
Long-prized for herb gardens and flower gardens alike, the pot marigold has many uses. A hardy, sun-loving annual flower that provides months of color.
calendula • annual plants • orange flowers • yellow flowers • pot marigolds

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