Bountiful Basil
Wait until soil is thoroughly warm before placing mulch around basil plants. Start this tender annual indoors four to six weeks before you intend to set the plants out. Herb nurseryman Tom DeBaggio of Arlington, Virginia, recommends waiting until ... [... more]
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Herbs in a Swamp
Suzanne, an energetic woman in her late 30s, has become a local herb expert. Neighbors, doubtful at first about these green, weedy-looking plants, now come to admire the beds, a mix of colored foliage, bright flowers and odd bits of sculpture. ... [... more]
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Oriental Poppy
Oriental Poppy Sporting huge, cup-shaped blooms in early summer, the Oriental poppy is the most striking of the perennial poppies, and the delicate, papery flowers belie the plant's hardiness and durability. A favorite subject for artists, ... [... more]
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Coneflower
Echinacea's prickly cone sits crownlike surrounded by purple petals. Few plants have created more of a sensation among gardeners and herbalists in recent years than coneflower (Echinacea). Numerous studies, primarily from Germany, suggest that ... [... more]
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Oriental Poppy
Oriental Poppy Sporting huge, cup-shaped blooms in early summer, the Oriental poppy is the most striking of the perennial poppies, and the delicate, papery flowers belie the plant's hardiness and durability. A favorite subject for artists, ... [... more]
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Herbs in a Swamp
Suzanne, an energetic woman in her late 30s, has become a local herb expert. Neighbors, doubtful at first about these green, weedy-looking plants, now come to admire the beds, a mix of colored foliage, bright flowers and odd bits of sculpture. ... [... more]
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Bountiful Basil
Wait until soil is thoroughly warm before placing mulch around basil plants. Start this tender annual indoors four to six weeks before you intend to set the plants out. Herb nurseryman Tom DeBaggio of Arlington, Virginia, recommends waiting until ... [... more]
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Coneflower
Echinacea's prickly cone sits crownlike surrounded by purple petals. Few plants have created more of a sensation among gardeners and herbalists in recent years than coneflower (Echinacea). Numerous studies, primarily from Germany, suggest that ... [... more]
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Crocus
Crocus A sure sign of spring, crocuses have low-growing, colorful, cup-shaped flowers that are a welcome sight in garden beds and lawns. Mass plantings of colorful crocuses herald the start of spring, sometimes poking their flowers right up ... [... more]
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Experimental Herbal Remedies
As students began to realize the range of ways herbs were used throughout history, they started interviewing family members about how different plants were used in their own cultures. From this, ideas emerged for "testing" traditional lore, and [... more]
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Cilantro Prevents Food Poisoning
If you want to avoid food poisoning this summer, eat cilantro-rich foods, such as salsa. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico, have found that one compound found in cilantro - ... [... more]
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Eat Your Oregano Oil
Watch out echinacea, a new cold-fighting herb is moving in. Oregano (Oreganum compactum) oil is becoming more widely used to treat many ills, especially colds and flu. Traditionally used for a variety of ailments, oregano oil contains a potent ... [... more]
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