herbs

Wintergreen, the evergreen

10.11.2011 Gardening

I have always loved the taste of wintergreen.  It manages to be both cooling and calming, somehow astringent and wholesome.  And, of course, Wint-O-Green Life Savers spark in the dark.  Despite my love of it, I never thought to seek out the origin of this flavoring, which as it turns out is used in root [...]

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Plantain- A Prolific Panacea

08.23.2011 Gardening
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I am delicious! Ask any bug on the street and they will tell you that clown blood is preferable to that of any other human and if that clown happens to be me then you are talking Michelin-mosquito stars. They can’t keep their proboscises out of me. It’s no laughing matter. It is also worth [...]

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How do I look?

06.14.2011 Gardening
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Forgotten Herbs- Comfrey

05.11.2011 Gardening

I‘ll admit it- I’m a total sucker when it comes to herbs. If it was up to me at least half of Garden B would be devoted to herbs. And like most things in life the more obscure the herb the more I want to grow it.  I collect herbs the way some people collect [...]

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