One of the most rewarding parts of growing herbs is the pleasure you get from working around them in the garden. Herbs give off lovely scents and brushing against them releases a delightful fragrance. Here are some undemanding herbs for your garden. Parsley can be grown from seed, but it takes up to six weeks [Continue]
You’ve probably heard of poison sumac, but it’s not likely that you’ve seen it in Wisconsin. It’s quite rare here. No, the sumac that grows in Wisconsin is not poisonous; in fact the young spring shoots and the red berries that ripen in fall are edible. And it’s from an entirely different plant family than [Continue]
One of the definitions of herbs is “the useful plants.” What a dull and boring definition for a group of plants that impart so much joy through their beauty, scent, taste, and yes, usefulness. You need not have a dedicated herb garden to enjoy herbs. They can be tucked into a flower bed or vegetable [Continue]