Porches, patios, and sunny windowsills are all prime-time real estate for herb gardening.
Nasturtium,
Did you know it’s easy-as-echinacea to grow healing and culinary herbs in containers? If you have a small space or urban garden, rest assured that porches, patios, and sunny windowsills are all prime-time real estate for herb gardening.
To help you craft a potted plant paradise—herbal-style—we’ve whipped up a collection of articles that will have you container gardening like a pro this summer.
If you’re wondering how to keep your potted plants happy or which medicinals thrive in containers, we’ve got bushels of answers and info. For instance, we suggest getting started with our list of 10 Medicinal Plants for Your Container Garden.
You’ll also find an overflowing font of articles on growing medicinal herbs in containers in our Container Gardening hub.
If you love drinking herbal tea but are getting most of your herbs from the grocery store, then this blog is for you!
Chamomile
If you love drinking herbal tea but are getting most of your herbs from the grocery store, then it might be time to call in your own herbal tea garden.
Mary Plantwalker (a true herb gardener extraordinaire if there ever was one) is serving up tea garden tips on our blog so that you can sip on the freshest, most vibrant infusions on earth!
What you’ll find:
Mary discusses the dramatic differences between store-bought and homegrown herbs and shares how to tend eight of her absolute favorite tea plants, including anise hyssop, lemongrass, chamomile, and red clover.
You’ve probably noticed we’re over the moon about Mary. She’s a plant-passionate writer, teacher, and herbal ceremonialist. You can follow her on Instagram to take part in her provoking conversation with the plants, or if you’re local to the Asheville area, you can join her for an Appalachian Tea Ceremony. They’re truly not to be missed!
