Kinnikinnick – Bearberry
Kinnikinnick, is the name I was taught when I first met this sprawling evergreen plant. She lives in dry, sometimes gravelly soil …
Grandpa & The Scarlet Runner Bean ‘Stalk’
Like the fairy tale, the Scarlet Runner Bean I’m tending to is growing into the sky. She searches for something to cling …
Burdock – Nature’s Velcro
Burdock is an unassuming medicinal herb with powers in her seeds, leaves and root. Arctium lappa is part of the Compositae family …
Myrtle – in Sardinia
We just returned home from Sardinia and all of her magical myrtle groves. Sardinia was, by far, one of the most dreamy …
Yarrow – Nature’s Band-Aid
This is the time of year that plants popping out of the earth feel like nature’s band-aid for a billion reasons. One …
Columbine – the Eagle’s Talon
The official name for garden Columbine is Aquilegia vulgaris. Aquila means eagle. It is suggested, this is due to the spurred petals …
Tansy the Bitter Button
Tanacetum vulgare (Tansy) is our rainbow plant profile for the month of October. It seems fortunate, that Tansy can still be found …
Lemon Balm (Melissa)
In honor of my sister Melissa coming for a visit, and the full moon on Saturday we’re spending some time with Lemon …
Apple a Day
Tis the season for a focus on the gift of the Apple tree (Pyrus malus). An Apple a Day really can keep …
Borage the Starflower
Borage (Borago officinalis) is an annual herb found in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae. Although borage grows in gardens in most of …