Gardening Gone Herbs Our April weather is perfect for the busiest planting and gardening month of the year. Considering the challenges facing us personally and those faced by our nation, the garden and its needed challenges are a welcome refuge and place of healing. During these times some intentional and thoughtful gardening …
The Herb of the Month for April 2020 is Poppy Papaver somniferum. The poppy is the source of the culinary poppy seed and also poppy seed oil. The beautiful annual poppy plant, which originated in the Middle East, has been cultivated for at least six thousand years and ancient peoples including …
NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT: We were thrilled to receive 13 applicants this year, all worthy causes. It warmed our hearts to learn of so many non-profit organizations doing good in our community and, believe me, the final decision was difficult. We wish all of our applicants the best. ~~Jennifer Stanek ANNOUNCEMENT …
Shared with permission from Rosemary Gladstar Dearest Friends & Herbal Students, Warm spring greetings. What a world we woke up too! And yet, spring comes irrevocably, with a thousand seeds beneath the ground getting ready to thrust upwards. Tree buds are bursting forth as they’ve done for millennia, flowers are …
President Jennifer Stanek brought the February 2020 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. Jennifer reminded the membership that since February was President’s month, we would honor the past presidents …
Spring is almost here and the bluebirds and chickadees have moved into their nest boxes! Here and there azaleas are beginning to bloom, and it is time to put more effort into the garden. With the world on its ear right now, many events and opportunities have been canceled, but we can …
The Herb of the Month for March 2020 is Bergamot Orange Citrus xbergamia. Essential oil users prize the fragrance of this herb and the oils which are extracted from the rind and its leaves. Throughout the centuries it has continued to be used as a fragrance and in the perfume …
