How To Grow Your Own Lavender

Photos – © visuall2, Anna-Mari West, Carly Hennigan – fotolia.com Lavender is a very popular evergreen herb that is native to the Mediterranean, South-western Europe and neighbouring parts of Africa and Asia. It has been in use for millennia as …

Harvesting And Using Dandelion Roots

Harvesting And Using Dandelion Roots. Image – CommonSenseHome.com (with permission) We discovered a fantastic page over at Common Sense Home that gives a tutorial on how to harvest and use dandelion roots. The link follows after our introduction to the …

Top 16 Edible Plants You Can Grow Indoors

Top 16 Edible Plants You Can Grow Indoors. Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com. Photo © Adobe Stock 10517173 (under license). Micro gardening is all the rage and for many very good reasons! We discovered an amazing page listing 16 of the best …

How To Make A Mason Jar Herb Garden

Photo – Onegoodthingbyjillee.com (with permission) Here’s a super fun ‘herbal project’ that we discovered and had to share – how to make your own Mason jar herb garden. This should be a great one for the kids to participate in …

80 Herbs You Can Legally Grow At Home

80 Herbs You Can Legally Grow At Home. Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com. Photo – © stockcreations – Fotolia.com (under license) We discovered an awesome list of 80 legal herbs. This list also contains links to further information on each herb – …

How To Make Your Own Homegrown Medicinals

How To Make Your Own Homegrown Medicinals. Image (with permission) – Commonsensehome.com Here’s a great tutorial we found for those who are just getting into herbalism and looking for a “way in” to begin the process of making things with …

How To Grow Your Own Organic Blueberries (And Why You Should)

Image – herbs-info.com – blueberry photo – wikipedia (PD) Blueberries are a fantastic fruit to consider for your garden. Aside from the fact that the perennial blueberry plants only take up a fairly small space and will definitely make a …