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Gathering and preserving your herbs can extend their useful life, be enjoyable, and help you create healthier and more interesting recipes, remedies, and crafts.

It's easy to grow a container herb garden with kitchen herbs that you frequently use. But to be successful, you must know the basics of what herbs need to thrive.

Review of the 176 page herbal cookbook written by Catherine Crowley. The book is full of recipes which feature fresh and dried, herbs and spices.

The end of summer and threats of frost don't mean you can't still enjoy fresh summer herbs. Follow these tips to easily dry, freeze or use your herbs to enjoy all year.

A container herb garden can be more than functional. It can be beautiful! Here are the plant height ranges and the recommended planting layout for a pot of kitchen herbs.

With the current popularity of everything Italian, what better way to bring a breath of Tuscany to your home than with a fragrant pot of rosemary?

Being able to store fresh herbs and use them in different ways, means cooks will be able to add fresh flavours to food all year around.

It's easy to preserve the flavors of herbs from your garden now, so that you can savor them in your cooking once the winter frosts set in.

What do those mysterious sounding terms in a Materia Medica mean? Mastering the terminology of "herbal actions" makes it possible to choose between herbal remedies.

Tips on how to plant an herb garden for cooking, crafts, and herbal remedies. Herbs are attractive in the garden, hardy, and easy to grow.

Herbs have played an important role in man's life for a number of years. Today, herbs continue to bring great pleasure to those who choose to work with them.

Fresh herbs add zest and flavor to everyday cooking. These five common Italian herbs will add color to your summer garden and zest to your cooking.

A member of the mint family, the herb known as Lemon Balm is also called Sweet Melissa. This plant is a hardy perennial herb, important in bee pollination.

Some commonly used herbs that grow easily are: basil, bee balm, catnip, chamomile, chives, dill, lemon balm, peppermint, and spearmint.

Herbs come in fresh or dried forms, and although they can be substituted for one another, the two forms have very different characteristics that are worth noting .

Herbs such as Bay, Marjoram, Oregano, Rosemary, Sage and Thyme all work well when dried. Harvest and store summer herbs using these methods

The properties of herbs are complex in their actions; learn how to understand the healing herbs which native American tribes have been using for centuries.

Cooking with herbs adds flavor and versatility to meals. Herbal spreads and herb dressings are easy ways to season food.

Growing your own herbs is the best way to infuse your food with flavor. Here's an easy technique for drying fresh herbs.

Many herbs have pretty flowers and should be grown in flower gardens. Many favorite flowers are also herbs. Do you grow these herbs in your flower garden?

Ever noticed how many people have pots of herbs growing in their kitchen who never use them in cooking?

Growing an indoor herb garden can be an easy way to have fresh herbs year round. Lavender, rosemary, chives and aloe vera are easy and fun to grow as houseplants.

Rosemary is a large shrub with blue or white flowers. Rosemary is easy to grow in Texas, is generally disease and insect resistant, and can be harvested all year.

Before there was aspirin or digitalis, early man relied on plants for pain relief and healing. Europeans still use herbal cures almost daily.

Although modern living has frayed the connection between people and the natural world, it is still possible to safely collect medicinal herbs from one's environment.

Herbs have many uses. The main uses being for medicinal purposes, and in cooking. It is important to know how to gather and store them correctly.

Although a woman's body naturally prepares itself for the rigors of pregnancy and childbirth, nature provides many herbs to support the entire process.

Growing these flavorful herbs next to your grill will tempt you to add them to your cooking.

Herbs are prepared for medicinal use in four ways: infusion, decoction, tincture, and distillation. A Texas gardener can prepare many medicinal herbs in their kitchen.

Lemon Balm, also known as Melissa officinalis, grows well in shade. It is a hardy perennial that can be used to make a calming tea or to add lemon flavor to desserts.

Eating herbs, or cooking, with herbs in their fresh or dried form is the least altering method of preparing them for natural health and healing.

Lemon balm might not be the most attractive plant in the kitchen garden, but it certainly is one of the most useful.

Herbalism is the practice of using plants for medical or spiritual uses. Many of the herbs which can help to improve one's health are readily accesible in your kitchen.

Even if you have room to grow herbs in the garden, there are some great reasons to grow some herbs in pots too.

This comprehensive guide to growing and using herbs offers home gardeners information on 60 common herbs, their cultivation and culinary, medicinal and domestic uses.

At the end of the summer, herb gardeners may find they have an over abundance of certain herbs. Here is one method for storing herbs using ice cube trays.

Herbs are easy to grow and gather and can be used for flavouring food, as a medicine or for perfume. They are useful in cooking and good for your health and well- being.

An indoor herb garden gives you fresh flavor all year long.

Herbs are relatively hardy plants that can be grown and used easily by even a beginning gardener.

Herb gardening isn't limited to gardens and yards with full sun. There are many herbs that thrive in the shade.

Prior to the advent of modern pharmaceuticals, many gastric and duodenal ulcers were successfully treated with herbs.

Several immune system herbs boost the body's ability to fight the common cold, flu (including H1N1, or swine flu), and benefit overall health.

Fresh, dried or frozen, lovage provides excellent flavoring for soups, stews, salads and casseroles, and is a natural salt substitute said to be high in vitamin C.

Using herbs in your kitchen is great, but when supply exceeds demand, it seems a shame to let all that flavor go to waste. That's where herb preservation comes in.

At the end of the herb growing season, there are a number of ways to store the excess.

During the winter, growing herbs indoors ensures a steady supply of cooking herbs to add flavor to soups, stews and salads.

Herbs can be dangerous when mixed with over-the-counter or prescription pain medications. Before you combine herbal supplements and pain relievers, know your risks.

Fresh herbs are expensive at the grocery store and often require purchasing much more than is needed. Plan to grow your own herbs indoors this winter.

Are standardized herbs better than a whole herb? Which herbal therapy is recommended by naturopathic doctors? Make an informed choice when choosing an herbal remedy.

Gardeners with a love of herb and herbal lore find numerous ways to make their experience pay. A small plot of land and a little determination is all that's needed.