The International Herb Association has designated bay laurel as its 2009 Herb of the Year. Do you have a dusty 10-year-old jar of bay leaves in your spice cabinet? This is bay laurel, or Laurus nobilis. The Latin laurus means “laurel” and nobilis means “renowned.” The word laureate comes from laurus and means [Continue]
My dairy farmer neighbors sold their herd last June and have turned their attention to landscaping their farmyard. A year ago they hired a landscaping company who at great expense installed a small pond, put some plantings around it, planted a mis-labeled tree, and then went out of business. I’ve been asked to [Continue]