May 2021: Letter from the President Dear Herb Friends, I hope that you are enjoying working in the garden and watching the greening and blooming as the weather warms. I imagine that almost everyone has made some changes, for we know that the garden is always evolving, whether by design …
March 2021: Letter from the President Spring has arrived so quickly that we can almost forget what February was like. Recently, I attended a harbinger of the season, the Arbor Day tree planting at the Memphis Botanic Garden. The tree planted this year, in the southwest part of the garden, is …
This presentation explores the beekeeping practices and customs of the 19th century South, including bee-related plant and herbal lore. A.T. (Tyson) Smith has a PhD in U.S. History from the University of Mississippi. He has taught U.S History at the college level since 2013 and has delivered public lectures on …
