Herb Gardens: Most Popular Articles
These articles are the most popular over the last month.
Best Herbs For Containers
Container gardening with herbs, is a great way to offer beauty and color to your entry or patio area. Here are my choices for the 5 best herbs to grow in containers.
Container gardening with herbs, is a great way to offer beauty and color to your entry or patio area. Here are my choices for the 5 best herbs to grow in containers.
Indoor Herb Gardens
Growing an indoor herb garden is a great way to extend the gardening season. You will have to be aware of a couple different issues, but these are easy to control. Find out what you need to grow your herbs indoors, right here!
Growing an indoor herb garden is a great way to extend the gardening season. You will have to be aware of a couple different issues, but these are easy to control. Find out what you need to grow your herbs indoors, right here!
Compost
How to make your own compost and how to make your own compost bin. Making compost is easy to do and requires very little effort. Here is how to get started.
How to make your own compost and how to make your own compost bin. Making compost is easy to do and requires very little effort. Here is how to get started.
Raised Bed Gardens
How to make a raised bed garden and what materials they are made from. Here are some basic ideas about raised bed gardens and why you may want one.
How to make a raised bed garden and what materials they are made from. Here are some basic ideas about raised bed gardens and why you may want one.
Remove Ants From Herb Gardens
Ants can quickly become a problem in a container garden. Here is an easy way to rid your herbs of them.
Ants can quickly become a problem in a container garden. Here is an easy way to rid your herbs of them.
Avoid Insect Bites
Working in your herb garden means working alongside mother nature's biting and stinging insects. Here is how to avoid confrontation and possible injury.
Working in your herb garden means working alongside mother nature's biting and stinging insects. Here is how to avoid confrontation and possible injury.
Self Watering Container
Self watering containers are useful for people who do not have a lot of extra time to water their garden. It is a good way to keep smaller deck gardens watered and an easy way to prevent overwatering.
Self watering containers are useful for people who do not have a lot of extra time to water their garden. It is a good way to keep smaller deck gardens watered and an easy way to prevent overwatering.
Cilantro
Cilantro is a fresh, distinct tasting herb that is essential to Latin cooking. It is an ingredient that evokes strong emotions of love or hate in all who experience its flavor. Here are some ideas for growing cilantro and how to use it in everyday cooking.
Cilantro is a fresh, distinct tasting herb that is essential to Latin cooking. It is an ingredient that evokes strong emotions of love or hate in all who experience its flavor. Here are some ideas for growing cilantro and how to use it in everyday cooking.
Repel Pests
Here are some ideas for herb garden pest control. Organic choices may be just what you need! Read more information here about what organic means to control pests in the herb garden.
Here are some ideas for herb garden pest control. Organic choices may be just what you need! Read more information here about what organic means to control pests in the herb garden.
Growing Herbs for Tea
Growing herbs for teamaking, is a popular reason to begin herb gardening. Here are some ideas for delicious herb teas.
Growing herbs for teamaking, is a popular reason to begin herb gardening. Here are some ideas for delicious herb teas.
Herb Garden Safety
When growing edible plants, there are a few precautions necessary for a good outcome. Here are some things to avoid.
When growing edible plants, there are a few precautions necessary for a good outcome. Here are some things to avoid.
Identifying Problems
The first step in the eradication of any problems in your herb garden is to find out if the problems are a fungus or insect. Here is how to identify problem issues in your garden.
The first step in the eradication of any problems in your herb garden is to find out if the problems are a fungus or insect. Here is how to identify problem issues in your garden.
Dyer's Garden
Dyeing your own natural materials can be a hobby by itself. Try growing these wonderful herbs and create a rainbow of colors for your yarns and fabrics. Here are just a few ideas for an easy Dyer's herb garden.
Dyeing your own natural materials can be a hobby by itself. Try growing these wonderful herbs and create a rainbow of colors for your yarns and fabrics. Here are just a few ideas for an easy Dyer's herb garden.
Parsley
Parsley is a fresh tasting, easy to grow herb. It has a place in any cook's garden. Find out how to grow and use parsley here.
Parsley is a fresh tasting, easy to grow herb. It has a place in any cook's garden. Find out how to grow and use parsley here.
FrenchTarragon
French Tarragon is an undervalued herb in American gardens. It has a unique taste, that belongs in every cook's garden.
French Tarragon is an undervalued herb in American gardens. It has a unique taste, that belongs in every cook's garden.
Red Raspberry Leaves
Red raspberry leaves are a staple in herbal tea making. They are easy to grow, easy to find and delicious! Find red raspberry leaves in the wild or grow a bush yourself. Here are some other ideas for this soothing, nutritive herb.
Red raspberry leaves are a staple in herbal tea making. They are easy to grow, easy to find and delicious! Find red raspberry leaves in the wild or grow a bush yourself. Here are some other ideas for this soothing, nutritive herb.
Moisture Crystals
Polymer water crystals are the perfect way to keep the proper moisture content in a container garden. These crystals, absorb a tremendous amount of water, releasing it as the soil around them dries out.
Polymer water crystals are the perfect way to keep the proper moisture content in a container garden. These crystals, absorb a tremendous amount of water, releasing it as the soil around them dries out.
Mix the Perfect Soil
The nicest feature about a raised bed garden, is that you can create the perfect growing medium to fill it with.
The nicest feature about a raised bed garden, is that you can create the perfect growing medium to fill it with.
Lemon Balm
Lemon balm is an herb tea essential. The lemony flavor blends well with many herbs. Lemon balm makes even the most bitter medicinal tea palatable.
Lemon balm is an herb tea essential. The lemony flavor blends well with many herbs. Lemon balm makes even the most bitter medicinal tea palatable.
Weed Your Herbs
Weeding an herb garden is an ongoing task. Here are a few ways to keep the job simple and the unwanted weeds under control.
Weeding an herb garden is an ongoing task. Here are a few ways to keep the job simple and the unwanted weeds under control.
Fencing
There are many types of fencing to consider. If you know what is bothering your garden, you can choose the right fencing to deter the problem.
There are many types of fencing to consider. If you know what is bothering your garden, you can choose the right fencing to deter the problem.
Red Clover
Red clover is found virtually everywhere that there is adequate moisture and light. It is an exceptional tonic herb and delicious medicinal for women and children.
Red clover is found virtually everywhere that there is adequate moisture and light. It is an exceptional tonic herb and delicious medicinal for women and children.
Lavender Ice Cream
A refreshing and unusual flavor, lavender ice cream, is a sophisticated taste that everyone will enjoy.Try this recipe with any herbs that you enjoy!
A refreshing and unusual flavor, lavender ice cream, is a sophisticated taste that everyone will enjoy.Try this recipe with any herbs that you enjoy!
Worm Bin
Making a worm bin is an easy and fun way to compost your kitchen scraps. A worm bin is perfect for a small apartment and indoor herb gardening because it takes up little room and produces no odor. Here is how to do it!
Making a worm bin is an easy and fun way to compost your kitchen scraps. A worm bin is perfect for a small apartment and indoor herb gardening because it takes up little room and produces no odor. Here is how to do it!
Overwatering Signs
Overwatering your herbs is just as harmful as no enough moisture. Here is how to tell if your herbs are receiving too much water.
Overwatering your herbs is just as harmful as no enough moisture. Here is how to tell if your herbs are receiving too much water.
Vermiculture
Vermiculture is an easy way for herb gardeners to add rich nutrients to their gardens. It is a small enough system to fit under an apartment sink and uses kitchen scraps as food for the worms. Check it out!
Vermiculture is an easy way for herb gardeners to add rich nutrients to their gardens. It is a small enough system to fit under an apartment sink and uses kitchen scraps as food for the worms. Check it out!
Chives
Chives are one of the most well known herbs, but often one of the least used. Everyone seems to know someone growing chives. Many of us only know chives as a decorative touch on a baked potato and they never seem to get used to their full potential.
Chives are one of the most well known herbs, but often one of the least used. Everyone seems to know someone growing chives. Many of us only know chives as a decorative touch on a baked potato and they never seem to get used to their full potential.
Dandelion Jelly
An easy recipe for herbal jelly, using dandelion blossoms.
An easy recipe for herbal jelly, using dandelion blossoms.
Coriander
Coriander is a double duty herb. It offers two distinct tastes and can be grown in a variety of garden styles. Find out more about this herb here!
Coriander is a double duty herb. It offers two distinct tastes and can be grown in a variety of garden styles. Find out more about this herb here!
Oregano
Oregano is the most popular herb in an Italian seasoning mixture. Easy to grow and extremely fragrant, Oregano should have a place in any cook's garden.
Oregano is the most popular herb in an Italian seasoning mixture. Easy to grow and extremely fragrant, Oregano should have a place in any cook's garden.
Butterfly Garden
Herbs can be grown to attract butterflies. Herbal blooms are colorful and fragrant, while bringing in beneficial butterflies and bees to your herb garden areas.
Herbs can be grown to attract butterflies. Herbal blooms are colorful and fragrant, while bringing in beneficial butterflies and bees to your herb garden areas.
Herb Business Ideas
No matter where in the world you live, you can find a market for your herbs. You may find a niche in your town that is available no where else! Here are some ideas for planning your herb business.
No matter where in the world you live, you can find a market for your herbs. You may find a niche in your town that is available no where else! Here are some ideas for planning your herb business.
Watering Herbs
Here are some ways to water your herb garden without all the backbreaking work of pulling hoses around the yard daily. See if any of these ideas will work for you. Efficient watering is better for both you and your garden.
Here are some ways to water your herb garden without all the backbreaking work of pulling hoses around the yard daily. See if any of these ideas will work for you. Efficient watering is better for both you and your garden.
Underwatering Herbs
Keeping your herbs watered is very important for herb health. Learn 5 signs that your plants need water.
Keeping your herbs watered is very important for herb health. Learn 5 signs that your plants need water.
Basil
Basil grows well both indoors and out. It is an easy herb to grow from seed and rewards the gardener with an abundant crop from just a few plants. Find out more ways to use basil here.
Basil grows well both indoors and out. It is an easy herb to grow from seed and rewards the gardener with an abundant crop from just a few plants. Find out more ways to use basil here.
Temperature For Indoor Gardens
Temperature is an important consideration when indoor gardening. Let's take a look at why temperature is important and how it affects your indoor herbs.
Temperature is an important consideration when indoor gardening. Let's take a look at why temperature is important and how it affects your indoor herbs.
Make Your Own Garden Spray
Make your own spray to repel the biting and sucking bugs in your garden. This spray is safe to ingest but washing herbs before eating is still recommended.
Make your own spray to repel the biting and sucking bugs in your garden. This spray is safe to ingest but washing herbs before eating is still recommended.
Nettles
The nettle is a medicinal powerhouse of nutrients. They are also perfectly at home in the cook's kitchen. Often misunderstood, nettles should be reconsidered as a healthy addition to your cooking and herbal medicine chest.
The nettle is a medicinal powerhouse of nutrients. They are also perfectly at home in the cook's kitchen. Often misunderstood, nettles should be reconsidered as a healthy addition to your cooking and herbal medicine chest.
Dry Herbs
Once your herbs have been harvested, you will need to dry them. Here are some ways to dry herbs.
Once your herbs have been harvested, you will need to dry them. Here are some ways to dry herbs.
Knot Garden
A formal knot garden is a fascinating endeavor. It can be as elaborate as you wish, using not only herbs but special additions to make it uniquely your own. Find out what herbs work well in a knot garden and some tips for busy gardeners.
A formal knot garden is a fascinating endeavor. It can be as elaborate as you wish, using not only herbs but special additions to make it uniquely your own. Find out what herbs work well in a knot garden and some tips for busy gardeners.
Dandelion Infused Oil
How to make dandelion infused oil in a few, easy steps. This oil can be rubbed on aching joints and muscles. Dandelion oil is simple to make and very useful.
How to make dandelion infused oil in a few, easy steps. This oil can be rubbed on aching joints and muscles. Dandelion oil is simple to make and very useful.
Ornamental Herbs
What is an ornamental herb? How can you choose one for your landscaping design? Here are some ideas for great ornamental herbs.
What is an ornamental herb? How can you choose one for your landscaping design? Here are some ideas for great ornamental herbs.
Drying Herbs
After all the work of growing perfect herbs, it would be a shame to waste any. Drying herbs is a great way to keep them fresh tasting and lovely all the year long. Here are a few ways to dry your herbs properly.
After all the work of growing perfect herbs, it would be a shame to waste any. Drying herbs is a great way to keep them fresh tasting and lovely all the year long. Here are a few ways to dry your herbs properly.
Mulch
How to mulch an herb garden is important for any size garden. Here is how to mulch an herb garden for the healthiest herbs.
How to mulch an herb garden is important for any size garden. Here is how to mulch an herb garden for the healthiest herbs.
Miracle Gro Organic Choice
Organic potting soil available for the home gardener.
Organic potting soil available for the home gardener.
Make Chamomile Shampoo
Here is an easy to make herbal shampoo that brings highlights to blond hair and it is all natural. If your hair is anything but blond, you will still enjoy the light scent. Find out how!
Here is an easy to make herbal shampoo that brings highlights to blond hair and it is all natural. If your hair is anything but blond, you will still enjoy the light scent. Find out how!
Chamomile
chamomile is a well known and gentle herb. It is easy to grow and makes a wonderful ground cover as well as a useful garden addition. Find out more about chamomile here!
chamomile is a well known and gentle herb. It is easy to grow and makes a wonderful ground cover as well as a useful garden addition. Find out more about chamomile here!
Planting Roses
Planting a rose requires some planning and digging but is easy for even a beginning gardener.
Planting a rose requires some planning and digging but is easy for even a beginning gardener.
Rosemary
Rosemary is a delicious and beautiful herb. You can find many varieties to fit your need: upright and trailing. Use them interchangeably and even grow multiple varieties as each is distinctly different looking. I use trailing varieties for my herb standards. I braid three stems and use those as the main stem. It gives a more decorative look to my finished standard.
Rosemary is a delicious and beautiful herb. You can find many varieties to fit your need: upright and trailing. Use them interchangeably and even grow multiple varieties as each is distinctly different looking. I use trailing varieties for my herb standards. I braid three stems and use those as the main stem. It gives a more decorative look to my finished standard.
Summer Tasks
Summer time means focus on watering and fertilizing. Here are the required tasks that will keep your herbs healthy.
Summer time means focus on watering and fertilizing. Here are the required tasks that will keep your herbs healthy.
Sage
Sage is well known as an ingredient for poultry dishes. It is also medicinally important. Find out ways to use this herb for sore throats and more!
Sage is well known as an ingredient for poultry dishes. It is also medicinally important. Find out ways to use this herb for sore throats and more!
Herb Flowers to Eat
Growing herbs for their flowers gives you another way to use them! Learn what flowers are edible in the cultivated garden and growing wild. Herbal flowers are delicious!
Growing herbs for their flowers gives you another way to use them! Learn what flowers are edible in the cultivated garden and growing wild. Herbal flowers are delicious!
Pruning Brambles
Pruning bramble bushes produces a healthier plant and will ensure that you have all the leaves you will ever need. It is easy to do. This article will explain why it is so important.
Pruning bramble bushes produces a healthier plant and will ensure that you have all the leaves you will ever need. It is easy to do. This article will explain why it is so important.
Dill
Dill is a showy herb, with a tall, thin stem and airy flowers. Most recognized in pickles, dill offers great taste to fish, summer salads and dressings. Dill dries very well and is most commonly found this way. Because of its height, dill makes a lovely backdrop to other herbs or even in a landscaping layout. It can add height and drama to an otherwise hard to garden area.
Dill is a showy herb, with a tall, thin stem and airy flowers. Most recognized in pickles, dill offers great taste to fish, summer salads and dressings. Dill dries very well and is most commonly found this way. Because of its height, dill makes a lovely backdrop to other herbs or even in a landscaping layout. It can add height and drama to an otherwise hard to garden area.
Choosing Containers for Herbs
Choosing a container for gardening is a great way to add your personality to your herbal spaces! Here are some considerations when picking out just the right container.
Choosing a container for gardening is a great way to add your personality to your herbal spaces! Here are some considerations when picking out just the right container.
Green Manure
Green manures are a great way to add organic nutrients to your soil. Here is how to choose and plant green manure for your garden.
Green manures are a great way to add organic nutrients to your soil. Here is how to choose and plant green manure for your garden.
Peppermint
Easily recognizable, the taste of peppermint is refreshing and cooling on a hot summer day. It is also soothing to an upset stomach, due to the menthol it contains.The menthol in peppermint soothes the lining of the digestive tract an stimulates the production of bile, which is an essential digestive fluid. A hot cup of herbal tea is an excellent way to settle your stomach after a big meal.
Easily recognizable, the taste of peppermint is refreshing and cooling on a hot summer day. It is also soothing to an upset stomach, due to the menthol it contains.The menthol in peppermint soothes the lining of the digestive tract an stimulates the production of bile, which is an essential digestive fluid. A hot cup of herbal tea is an excellent way to settle your stomach after a big meal.
Shepard's Purse For Bleeding
Shepherd's purse is a common herb, found across North America. You may have seen it in overgrown lots and country roads. Its unassuming nature hides its important benefit to the herbal world.
Shepherd's purse is a common herb, found across North America. You may have seen it in overgrown lots and country roads. Its unassuming nature hides its important benefit to the herbal world.
Herb Standard
Create a masterpiece with a wire and your favorite herb plant. Perfect for indoor decorating or as a centerpiece for a formal garden. Here are the easy steps you need to take.
Create a masterpiece with a wire and your favorite herb plant. Perfect for indoor decorating or as a centerpiece for a formal garden. Here are the easy steps you need to take.
Herbal Tea Gardens
Here is a book that can be considered all in one. It gives a list of herbs, how to grow them and wonderful garden plans. If you are simply looking for herbal tea recipes, the book is packed full of them!
Here is a book that can be considered all in one. It gives a list of herbs, how to grow them and wonderful garden plans. If you are simply looking for herbal tea recipes, the book is packed full of them!
Rose Variety
Roses come in many colors and varieties. Let's take a look at the different kinds of roses and find one that fits your needs. Find out more about roses here.
Roses come in many colors and varieties. Let's take a look at the different kinds of roses and find one that fits your needs. Find out more about roses here.
Thyme
Thyme is a fragrant and useful herb. It is a classic ingredient in soup,stews and meats seasonings. Thyme has many growth habits and is a low maintenance plant, making it perfect for every garden.
Thyme is a fragrant and useful herb. It is a classic ingredient in soup,stews and meats seasonings. Thyme has many growth habits and is a low maintenance plant, making it perfect for every garden.
Herb Gardens - HowTos
An index of HowTos for the Herb Gardens guide site.
An index of HowTos for the Herb Gardens guide site.
Herbal Infusion
An herbal infusion is steeping herbs in hot water to extract their medicinal properties. It is an easy way to administer a tonic, or small dose of a healing herb.
An herbal infusion is steeping herbs in hot water to extract their medicinal properties. It is an easy way to administer a tonic, or small dose of a healing herb.
The Herb Companion
This is a great place for herb information and how to use the herbs that you grow.
This is a great place for herb information and how to use the herbs that you grow.
Preserving Herbs
For crafting, you can preserve some herbs with glycerin. Here is an easy method that involves very little work but lots of time. Take a look!
For crafting, you can preserve some herbs with glycerin. Here is an easy method that involves very little work but lots of time. Take a look!
Container Gardens
A container garden is an easy way to have a lot of control over your herbs. It is a perfect solution to poor soil conditions, small growing spaces and containers lift the herbs to an easier level to work with. This is great for people with trouble getting right on the ground.
A container garden is an easy way to have a lot of control over your herbs. It is a perfect solution to poor soil conditions, small growing spaces and containers lift the herbs to an easier level to work with. This is great for people with trouble getting right on the ground.
Herbs for Pets
An excellent book for anyone interested in growing herbs that will benefit pets.
An excellent book for anyone interested in growing herbs that will benefit pets.
Herb Gardens - Articles
An index of Articles for the Herb Gardens guide site.
An index of Articles for the Herb Gardens guide site.
Spring Maintenance
During the spring there are chores that must be done. Here are a few ideas to get your out in the garden and enjoying the warm spring days. This is an important time to start working on your herb gardens-both in and out!
During the spring there are chores that must be done. Here are a few ideas to get your out in the garden and enjoying the warm spring days. This is an important time to start working on your herb gardens-both in and out!
Calendula
Calendula or pot marigold is a familiar sounding herb to most of us. It is also used for a wide range of things that can help the gardener in us as well as the herbalist. Here you will find more about calendula.
Calendula or pot marigold is a familiar sounding herb to most of us. It is also used for a wide range of things that can help the gardener in us as well as the herbalist. Here you will find more about calendula.
5 Best Herbs For Containers
Container Gardening with herbs is a great way to offer beauty and color to your entry or patio area. Here are my choices for the 5 best herbs to grow in containers.
Container Gardening with herbs is a great way to offer beauty and color to your entry or patio area. Here are my choices for the 5 best herbs to grow in containers.
Tasks for Fall Gardens
Fall is the busiest time of year in the herb garden. You will have to organize and prioritize your time during these shorter days. Here are some simple guidelines to keep you gardening wisely.
Fall is the busiest time of year in the herb garden. You will have to organize and prioritize your time during these shorter days. Here are some simple guidelines to keep you gardening wisely.
How to Make Violet Sugar
Making violet flavored sugar is easy and results in a delicately flavored treat. Try making some this year and give as an unusual gift for the holidays.
Making violet flavored sugar is easy and results in a delicately flavored treat. Try making some this year and give as an unusual gift for the holidays.