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Category: Herb Growing

What to do with your herbs?

December 23, 2016
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 |  2016, Gardens, Herb Growing, Herbs, Preserving Herbs

The infographic below is from the fix.com blog, an informative site with lots of easy to read information about herbs and gardening.  Here’s what Chris McLaughlin has to say: “When […]

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What’s Eating My Plants

November 8, 2016
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 |  2016, Flower Gardening, Gardens, Growing, Herb Growing, Herbs, Pests and Diseases, Vegetable Gardening

Have you ever gone out to water your garden in the morning only to find holes in your plants’ leaves that weren’t there the day before? As many […]

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Summer Pruning for Herbs

July 28, 2016
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 |  2016, Gardens, Growing, Herb Growing, Herbs, Texas Gardening

Here in my area of Texas, from mid summer until at least the end of September, it is very hot, humid and stressful for our plants, even the […]

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Houston’s Garden Academy

April 20, 2016
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 |  Flower Gardening, Gardens, Growing, Herb Growing, Herbs, Texas Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

I learned about this useful gardening website from the Lazy Gardener newsletter from Brenda Smith of the Houston Chronicle. The site is full of good info for those […]

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Feel Better With Herbs

April 18, 2016
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 |  Health, Health & Wellness, Herb Growing, Herbs

My friend, Ellen Zimmerman of EZ Herbs in Austin, TX posted a thoughtful and helpful piece on why growing herbs and using them every day is good for […]

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Spring!

March 23, 2016
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 |  2015, Flower Gardening, Gardens, Growing, Herb Growing, Herbs, Texas Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

Spring just has to be the most exciting time of year for us gardeners. The equinox has passed and the sun is climbing in the sky offering us […]

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Early Spring Herbs

February 22, 2016
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 |  Gardens, Health, Herb Growing, Herbs, Recipes

While we wait for Spring to really arrive, I’m enjoying these very hardy early Spring or late Winter herbs. In the Herb Garden the flowers I love to […]

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Why I Garden

January 30, 2016
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 |  2015, 2016, Flower Gardening, Gardens, Growing, Health & Wellness, Herb Growing

Feature Post for January 2016 Why I Garden Growing any type of garden involves many aspects of life: patience, learning, physical activity, sight, smell, taste, and risk are […]

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Peppermint

December 21, 2015
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 |  2015, Cooking, Growing, Health, Health & Wellness, Herb Growing, Herbs, Recipes, Texas Gardening

Peppermint, Mentha piperata. Peppermint doesn’t really get the respect it deserves, in my estimation. It’s commonly found in most herb collections and many people eschew it due to its […]

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Winter Solstice and Gardening

December 16, 2015
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 |  2015, Flower Gardening, Gardens, Growing, Herb Growing, Texas Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year because the earth’s axis is tilted farthest from the sun and, therefore, is also the longest night. Our […]

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Aromatic Herbs Basil Bees Body Care Books Butterflies Companion Planting Compost Container Gardening Drying Herbs Essential Oils Fall Flower Growing Freezing Herbs Growing Health Health & Wellness Herbal Drinks Herb Growing Herbs Herb Tea History Holidays Indoors Landscaping Lavender Lawns Lemongrass Lemon herbs Mint Mowing Native Plants Organic Outdoor Decor Parsley Preserving Raised Beds Row Gardens Sage Seeds Succulents Tea Trees Vegetables Winter

Contact The Herb Cottage

The Herb Cottage  442 County Road 233  Hallettsville, TX  77964

email: cindy@theherbcottage.com

phone: 361-258-1192

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Lovely Lemon Balm
Herbs for the Heart
Chamomile, Herb of the Year 2025
Growing Aromatic Herbs Indoors
The Joy of Fall Gardening
Chamomile, Matricaria chamomilla
Shrubs- not the kind in your yard
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The Herb Cottage is located in rural South Central Texas among pastureland many live oak trees, some hundreds of year old. We’re under 2 hours from Houston, San Antonio, Austin and the central Gulf Coast.

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