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Throughout the centuries, man has looked to plants to cure what ails him, as well as to keep him hale and hearty. As far back as the...

Another year to celebrate and begin anew. Janus, the Roman god, was depicted with two faces, one looking to the past, the other to the...

Holiday decorations are springing up everywhere. It seems that it begins earlier and earlier each year. Most of us take pleasure in...

A tingling, misty marvel Blew hither in the night, And now the little peach trees Are clasped in frozen light. Upon the apple branches An...

They's something kindo' harty-like about the atmusfere When the heat of summer's over and the coolin' fall is here- Of course we miss the...

As a gardener, I spend a lot of time outside, all through the year. April through October, though, are the months when I am always out...

One day in the last week or so, I noticed, or more accurately, felt, a change in the air. It was a hint of fall weather, just a whisper,...

This year, the International Herb Association's Annual Meeting and Conference was held in Corning, NY. A mere six hour drive for me - for...

Both for exercise and mental health, I have been walking faithfully in the woods near my home, almost every day. Perhaps it is because I...

Early May found me in Austin, Texas at the Annual Meeting and Educational Conference for The Herb Society of America. I had planned to...

April is a month of new beginnings, when spring generally arrives (for real) and when lots of people start to plant their gardens. April...

March is often a curious month, with changes in weather and days of sun and rain. Our unusual winter is holding true as we march into...

Perhpas we have not seen the last of winter here in Massachusetts, but the days are growing longer. Last year at this time, we had over...

"And ye, who have met with Adversity's blast, And been bow'd to the earth by its fury; To whom the Twelve Months, that have recently...

"The trees are bare, wild flies the snow, Hearths are glowing, hearts are merry - High in the air is the Mistletoe, Over the door is the...

"I like spring, but it is too young. I like summer, but it is too proud. So I like best of all autumn, because its tone is mellower, its...

"I am rich today with autumn's gold, All that my covetous hands can hold; Frost-painted leaves and goldenrod, A goldfinch on a milkweed...

It looks as though I have totally missed a month of blogging. August just slipped through the cracks, and I can't retrieve it. So I'll...

The end of July finds me back at home, after traveling to two wonderful events. The Annual Meeting and Educational Conference of The Herb...

The man who wants a garden fair, Or small or very big, With flowers growing here and there, Must bend his back and dig. The things are...