Our gardening challenges have not diminished as yet, even though we are in September and looking for cooler nights and a bit of rain. Trees are beginning to drop their leaves because of the heat and drought stress. Still, there is time for some foraging and gardening endeavors. This month …
Chicory, Cichorium intybus, is a member of the Aster family and has quite a few common names. A more familiar name may be Belgian endive, French endive, or Italian dandelion. This perennial with its deep taproot puts forth blue flowers. Anciently, it was used as a medicinal or vegetable crop. Introduced to North …
AUGUST 22, 2019 MEETING: President Jennifer Stanek opened the August 2019 meeting of the Memphis Herb Society to order at 7:00 in the Goldsmith Room at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Members and guests were given a warm welcome and all those that brought refreshments were extended a special thanks. …
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019: Dedicated volunteers pulled up weeds, swapped recipes, and enjoyed refreshments in our amazing, reborn herb garden. Sherri McCalla, MBG herb garden curator, made it an on-going and interesting educational and culinary experience. Have you ever added tarragon leaves, or basil to your pimento cheese sandwich? Now we …
SEPTEMBER 14, 2019: Kathy James, a docent at the MBG Herb Garden, is giving some interested newbies a tour of the refurbished and thriving herb garden. Participants were shown how the basic layout divided the herbs into their useful groupings with some herbs being included in more than one class of …
September 14: One of the greatest resources that herbalists in our area have is the Memphis Botanic Garden Herb Garden and its curator, Sherri McCalla! And, one of the best ways to learn is by participating in the garden’s Work Study Program which takes place once a month on the …
