The growing season at Raven Crest Farm is coming to an end. It has been an amazing year with new green friends in our garden and bountiful herb harvests. We started to make flower essences this summer ...

But rather than buy all your medicinal herbs, try growing a few in your garden, where you can get to know each plant in its verdant, vibrant natural state. Many medicinal plants double as beautiful ...

When I started my medicinal herb garden, it felt like creating a natural medicine cabinet in my backyard. Each plant held the promise of a new remedy to explore. Choosing the right herbs not only ...

Thorbjörn Andersson is the brilliant landscape designer behind the architectural firm’s ancient garden at the drug company’s new building in Basel, Switzerland. Situated in a large courtyard just ...

While arctic temperatures hover over New York state like a stubborn fog and the weather forecast announces another fresh snow blanket covering the Northeast by tomorrow, I like to huddle up in front ...

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Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Angelica (Angelica archangelica) is a striking and aromatic biennial herb that brings both beauty and function to a mostly shaded garden. In the same plant family as carrots, parsley and celery, its ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The word is out that in the world of gardening:” Herbs are “in.” Burpee Garden Company cites herb gardens as the “Hottest Trend for 2011.” With more emphasis on living green, ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...