A beginner's guide to growing and harvesting and preserving thyme! Thyme has many benefits and is an easy to grow herb for your garden.

The aromatic nature of the mint family (Lamiaceae) come from their high levels of volatile oils, which also account for many of their medicinal properties.

Learn how to study herbs and other plants for medicinal and edible uses with this easy method that includes a journal page printable.

A healing herb known for its headache relief, this guide covers the history, benefits, uses, and how to harvest feverfew.

NOTE: I wrote this article to help you learn about herbal actions. Herbs aren’t drugs, but they can and do have medicinal actions. These are necessary to know and understand as you journey into learning herbalism. I have a printable glossary available for you too that contains the word and definitio

Lady's Mantle: A Versatile Herb for Health and Beauty Lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris) is a perennial herb renowned for its medic...

I love herbal medicine but I’ve never grown herbs—how do I begin an herb garden? Have you or someone you know been asking this question lately? Then read on for inspirational and empowering steps for growing medicinal herbs at home—we give even the brownest thumb enough fertilizer to succeed in medicinal herb gardening!

Botanical Name: Myrica cerifera. Other Common Names: Wax myrtle, American baybebry, tallow shrub, waxberry, candleberry, vokspors (Norwegian), Wachsmyrte (German), arrayán (Spanish), cirier (French). Habitat: Bayberry is endemic to the coastal areas of eastern and southern North America. It has become a popular garden plant around the world where the climate is suitable. Description: Bayberry is an evergreen shrub or a small tree that can grow up to about 9 meters (30 feet) in height. The leaves are narrow, wedge-shaped, with a few teeth and have a rather fragrant odor when crushed. The small yellow flowers appear from March to May.

A quick look at 8 of our favorite healing herbs, their different forms, and how you can begin using them to enhance your wellness routine.

From Seeds to Sprouts, Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Cultivating Medicinal Plants

Love the idea of fresh, homegrown herbs but don't have much time for gardening? These delicious perennial herbs will come back reliably year after year. Even if you don't have a dedicated veggie patch or

Self heal is a beautiful herb that grows well in many locations. Read this guide to using self heal and learn more about how it can benefit home herbalists!

NOTE: This article is about 20 of my favorite medicinal healing herbs to grow in most garden areas and types of soil. There are 100’s more, though, that I just couldn’t include because of space. Enjoy this rundown of 20 of my favorites. Have you ever wondered which medicinal herbs are the best on

These are without a doubt, the 6 Best Herbal Remedy Books and Herb Recipe Books! Carefully curated by Hybrid Rasta Mama, you will refer back to these herbal remedy & herb recipe books again and again.

Forget the exotic and begin with these 10 plants for the home medicinal herb garden for homegrown teas, tinctures, salves, and more easily made at home.

Herbs are powerful forms of medicine, which is why we're so excited to share some insights with you here on the GoddessCeremony Blog! If you're interested in addressing your health head on, you can book a Naturopathic Consultation with Cassandra here. We love herbs because they are abundant with healing properties. Herbs are easy to grow and maintain, great to have around the house, and wonderful to use in foods and teas! But most importantly, they offer plenty of beneficial properties vital to

NOTE: This article is about 20 of my favorite medicinal healing herbs to grow in most garden areas and types of soil. There are 100’s more, though, that I just couldn’t include because of space. Enjoy this rundown of 20 of my favorites. Have you ever wondered which medicinal herbs are the best on

I'm excited to share my latest food photography and styling project with you. Inspired by Sweet Paul Magazine's latest feature on summer salads, I scoured local farmer's markets and produce stands to find the freshest ingredients available in Chicago in an effort to capture a momentary glance of the flavors of the season. Then I set out to try and make something beautiful. I hope you find it so. Georgia Peaches, Purple Peruvian Potatoes, Garlic Scapes, Micro Greens, Red Orach, Dandelion greens, Red Radishes, Gerbera Daisy Petals, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Herbs de Provence

Botanical Name: Hoodia gordonii. Other Common Names: Bushman's Hat, queen of the Namib, hoodia, xhooba, !khoba, Ghaap, hoodia cactus. Habitat: Hoodia gordonii grows primarily in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa and also in Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. Description: Hoodia is often mistaken for a cactus because of the resemblance but it is actually a succulent plant. Hoodia gordonii can grow up to 50 cm in height and it has fleshy, ribbed and thorny stems. It emits a foul smell similar to rotten flesh to attract flies to the flowers to aid with pollination. The flowers, that Hoodia gordonii produces,

Medicinal herbs are plants that have been used for centuries to help heal a variety of ailments. Our list consists of easy-to-grow medicinal herbs. You will learn about the category of the herb as well as its medicinal qualities and growing tips.

Botanical Name: Myrica cerifera. Other Common Names: Wax myrtle, American baybebry, tallow shrub, waxberry, candleberry, vokspors (Norwegian), Wachsmyrte (German), arrayán (Spanish), cirier (French). Habitat: Bayberry is endemic to the coastal areas of eastern and southern North America. It has become a popular garden plant around the world where the climate is suitable. Description: Bayberry is an evergreen shrub or a small tree that can grow up to about 9 meters (30 feet) in height. The leaves are narrow, wedge-shaped, with a few teeth and have a rather fragrant odor when crushed. The small yellow flowers appear from March to May.

There are many wonderful ways to cook with herbs! The Herbs are Tasty lesson wraps up the Free Introduction to Herbs for Kids series with delicious recipes.

Botanical Name: Atriplex hortensis. There exist numerous cultivars of orach. The most common are red mountain spinach or red orach (Atriplex hortensis var. rubra), a cultivar with deep beetroot-red leaves and flowers. Other Common Names: Garden orache, arrach, garden arrach, mountain spinach, butter leaves, French spinach, armuelle (Spanish), arroche des jardins (French), Gartenmelde (German), tarhamaltsa (Finnish), havemelde (Danish), hagemelde (Norwegian), trädgårdsmålla (Swedish), uu qian bo cai (Chinese). Habitat: Orach is native to Europe and Asia. It has been cultivated for centuries and is now widely naturalized in many countries with a temperate climate. Orach is an easy plant to grow,

Botanical Name: Bidens tripartita. The plant's genus name Bidens derives from Latin words 'bis' meaning two and 'dens' meaning teeth, referring to the two reflexed prickles located on the seed coats which allows the seeds to spread by adhering to human clothing or animal fur. The species name Tripartite derives from Latin words 'tres (three) and 'pars' (parts), referring to the plant's trifoliate leaves. Bidens tripartita was once known by the name Hipatorium due to the herb's alleged invigorating effect on the liver. Other Common Names: Bur marigold, water agrimony, tickseed, three-lobe beggar ticks, fliget brøndsel (Danish), Dreiteiliger Zweizahn (German),

Botanical Name: Artemisia abrotanum. Other Common Names: Southern wormwood, lad's love, old man, slovenwood, tangerine southernwood, Eberreis (German), aurone (French), abrótano macho (Spanish), åbrodd (Swedish). Habitat: Southernwood is thought to be native to southern Europe and Asia (Turkey, Middle East, and Iran). The species was introduced to North America by the European settlers and soon became naturalized. The plant prefers full sun in a dry, nutritious and porous soil. Description: Southernwood is a perennial half-shrub that belongs to the daisy (Asteraceae) family. It has dense branching and woody stems and can grow up to 1.2 meters in height. The leaves