Houston’s Garden Academy
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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →Featured Post for November 2015 As many of you know, if you’ve been following The Herb Cottage for a while, I like books! I especially like books […]
Read More →Did you know Red Bud Tree flowers are edible… or Carnations… or the flowers on your Bean Vines? Dressing up green salads with edible flowers is popular […]
Read More →September 2015 Gardening magazines and blogs this time of year, the Fall, are telling us how to put the garden to bed, preserve our harvest and settle in […]
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