Salvia means “to save”, and with all the wonderful benefits of sage, you’re sure to want it in your garden, kitchen & medicine cabinet. We’ll share simple tips to help you use this versatile herb. Sage (Salvia officinalis) is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. Salvia (sage)…
Lavender plants make a great drought tolerant addition to gardens, plus the flower spikes attract pollinators and ward off insect pests. We share tips to help your plants thrive, and some of my favorite lavender uses.
Thieves Vinegar, Four Thieves Vinegar, Vinegar of the Four Thieves or Forthave’s Vinegar – no matter what you call it, thieves vinegar has a long history of use. From Scientific American’s 1910 reference to “medicated vinegar was invented by four thieves of Marseilles who successfully employed it as a prophylactic during a visitation of pestilence”…
This is a guest post from Jennifer Downing of Nourish about cooking with herbs. I love my vegetable garden. It’s tucked in the corner of the yard surrounded by a white picket fence. It makes me happy. Buzzing with honey bees from our hive, bushels of beans and towering tomatoes, this modest garden produces a…