Throw-Down Thursdays are on Hold Due to herb garden renovation, there will be no Thursday Throw-Down in August. But dear members, keep those gloves handy! Sherri may need us on short notice to assist in replanting; as of now too many factors to set a date! ~Suzanne Shown, Volunteer Coordinator
If you haven’t been to the herb garden in a while, you’re in for a shock! The garden is in total re-do mode! Curator Sherri McCalla reports the garden was no longer serving its purpose of allowing people to touch, smell, and identify the herbs. Maintenance, including weeding, was difficult. …
An ounce of Prevention! Another wonderful year in the garden digging with our Hori knives and weeding with our Japanese weeding sickles! This brings to mind the importance of checking on the date of your latest tetanus shot. This shot needs to be renewed every ten years or sooner in …
In 1819, the herb Lemon Verbena Aloysia citriodora was named in the honor of the Princess or Parma, Maria Luisa. Lemon verbena is also known as beebrush and vervain. It is native to South America and is well-loved for its outstanding lemon fragrance. The Spanish introduced it into Europe during …
President Reni welcomed all to the June meeting of the Memphis Herb Society in the Goldsmith Room at the Memphis Botanic Garden. She thanked those who brought delicious food, especially the guacamole! And then she thanked everyone for filling in tonight for traveling officers and asked for members to consider …
So many consider the dandelion, Taraxacum Officinale, as a weed, but not so! This “lion’s tooth” has a long history of providing us with early greens for salads, as well as other culinary and medicinal uses. Dandelions were considered a mainstay during the “hunger months” of February, March, and April …
