http://herbgardens.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-04T22:09:19Z Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/02/14/grow-your-own-ginger.htm <p>When you were a child, did you ever grow plants on the windowsill? I used to grow carrot tops, pineapple tops and sweet&#160;potato. Since having my kids, we enjoy those and have since added growing avocado and ginger root.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/02/14/grow-your-own-ginger.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/02/14/grow-your-own-ginger.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:01:04 +0000 2012-02-14T01:01:04Z http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/02/04/the-complete-guide-to-herb-gardening.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/herbgardens/1/0/o/4/-/-/3638958226_de6d666a0f.jpg" alt="Seeds" width="300" height="400" /></p> <p><br class="spacer_" /></p> <p>Are you starting to get spring fever? We certainly are!! There can't possibly be enough seed catalogs in my mailbox, to keep me from thinking about all the time I could be out digging in the dirt.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/02/04/the-complete-guide-to-herb-gardening.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/02/04/the-complete-guide-to-herb-gardening.htm Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:09:19 +0000 2012-02-04T22:09:19Z http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/02/02/all-about-eucalyptus.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/herbgardens/1/H/W/5/-/-/5073639952_ff8758b4b3.jpg" alt="Eucalyptus" /></p> <p>Soothing and lovely, Eucalyptus deserves a closer look. When we had our greenhouse business, I grew a large table of eucalyptus for making topiaries. Then, when they were large enough to transfer to the form, I became so in love with brushing my hand over the flats of fragrant plants that I never did transplant them to the topiary form. Thus began my love of this deliciously scented herb.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/02/02/all-about-eucalyptus.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/02/02/all-about-eucalyptus.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:27:11 +0000 2012-02-02T22:27:11Z http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/30/an-herbal-cough-syrup-story.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/herbgardens/1/H/V/5/-/-/3588947481_0912d7f44d.jpg" alt="Cough Syrup Bottle" /></p> <p>So often, we think of herbal remedies for helping us heal from illness. I wanted to share what we &#160;used our cough syrup for this afternoon. No illness in sight.</p> <p>Today, we were moving my elderly Mother in Law to her new home. It was a warm day, and the wind was blowing. From sun up to late afternoon, we packed and unpacked all sorts of things that hadnt seen the light of day in years.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/30/an-herbal-cough-syrup-story.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/30/an-herbal-cough-syrup-story.htm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:35:48 +0000 2012-01-30T21:35:48Z http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/28/book-review-the-complete-idiots-guide-to-small-space-gardening.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/herbgardens/1/0/U/5/-/-/small-space.JPG" alt="The Complete Idiot's Guide To Small Space Gardening" /></p> <p>Woot! A new book-crush for me! Let me share with you, my thoughts on this fun and completely relevant book about all things Small-Space Gardening.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/28/book-review-the-complete-idiots-guide-to-small-space-gardening.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/28/book-review-the-complete-idiots-guide-to-small-space-gardening.htm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:17:32 +0000 2012-01-28T01:17:32Z http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/27/herbs_for-compound_butter.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/herbgardens/1/H/T/5/-/-/1702267771_d33396d2ac.jpg" alt="Compound Butter" /></p> <p>I seem to be full of them this evening. Do you ever wonder just what to do with the herbs you grow? Do you ever have to justify growing SO many? (Mr. Jeanroy, I am looking at YOU)!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/27/herbs_for-compound_butter.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/27/herbs_for-compound_butter.htm Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:56:41 +0000 2012-01-27T23:56:41Z http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/27/indoor-guide-to-indoor-herb-gardening.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/herbgardens/1/0/I/0/-/-/IMG_1646.JPG" alt="Indoor Herb Garden" /></p> <p>Are you suffering form the winter blues? How about growing some herbs indoors? It is easier than you think. Find out the herbs that grow well, the correct temperature and moisture needs. You can have your fix of fresh herbs in no time!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/27/indoor-guide-to-indoor-herb-gardening.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/27/indoor-guide-to-indoor-herb-gardening.htm Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:51:47 +0000 2012-01-27T18:51:47Z http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/27/herbs-for-a-roman-themed-cooks-garden.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/herbgardens/1/H/R/5/-/-/4520857242_cd52c3496e.jpg" alt="Roman Style Garden" /><br class="spacer_" /></p> <p>If you are designing your herb garden for next summer, why not go with a theme? This Roman Cook's garden is fun and yummy - two things that any herb garden must be to keep me interested.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/27/herbs-for-a-roman-themed-cooks-garden.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/27/herbs-for-a-roman-themed-cooks-garden.htm Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:21:58 +0000 2012-01-27T15:21:58Z http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/25/express-your-love-with-herbs.htm <p><br class="spacer_" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/herbgardens/1/H/Q/5/-/-/384794194_f2c1f8f0e5.jpg" alt="Valentine's Day" /></p> <p>For Valentine's Day this year, why not use herbs to express your love and devotion? Use some simple herbs that you probably have growing in your garden or have saved in your herbal cubboard, to show how much your beloved means to you.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/25/express-your-love-with-herbs.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/25/express-your-love-with-herbs.htm Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:43:42 +0000 2012-01-25T21:43:42Z http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/21/new-herbal-info.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/herbgardens/1/0/w/2/-/-/HerbgardenFlickrMeglet127.jpg" alt="Herb Garden" /></p> <p>Although I have let the blog become a little bit dusty, never fear. I have been working behind the scenes to clean up some older content and create fresh twists on the information that readers seem to be searching for. Let's take a look at some things that were added to the site this month:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/21/new-herbal-info.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://herbgardens.about.com/b/2012/01/21/new-herbal-info.htm Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:36:01 +0000 2012-01-21T13:36:01Z