The fun part about herbal learning is that everyone has such a unique experience working with herbs. Anne Froning and Sean Murphy demonstrated this in our August program, showing some advanced methods and tools, new to many of us. They especially showed us how much fun it can be. (Cocktail …
Part I: The Original Design (ca. 2008-2019) The Memphis Botanic Garden’s Herb Garden is a product of many years’ development. The original Herb Garden was planted in November 1986. That garden was removed in 2008 to make way for the new Children’s Garden. However, the conceptualization for the new herb …
We had a good turnout for our Saturday morning Herbal Gifts Work Study. Herb Society membership was well-represented along with quite a few students, local gardeners and herbalists. Over 25 volunteers rallied to support Memphis Botanic Gardens as they followed Curator Sherri McCalla to the Herb Garden. After a tour …
Every other August all of us would be running about trying to overcome the July/August drought and hoping that our herbs would survive. Not so this year! At my house I am fighting flourishing weeds and throwing life preservers to the lavender! All the rain made our MBG Herb Garden …
President Jennifer Stanek opened the July 2019 meeting of the Memphis Herb Society to order at 7:00 at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Members and guests were given a warm welcome and all those that brought refreshments were extended a special thanks. Members and guests were reminded to renew their memberships …
Galangal, also known as galanga, is a member of the ginger family and comes to us from Southeast Asia. The Alpina galangal variety is referred to as greater galangal, while Alpinia officinarium is known as the lesser galangal. The two seem to be interchangeable in cooking. Galangal has both …
