Manjit Kaur is a proud resident of Germantown for the past 13 years. Manjit was a former Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Research Scientist at Harvard Medical School, and a former Owner and Director of the Eye Level Learning Center in Collierville and Germantown. Manjit teaches at Madonna Learning Center and has been serving …
The Herb of the Month for February 2022 is Bay Laurel, Laurus nobilis Bay Laurels are known by many names, such as bay leaf tree, sweet bay, Grecian laurel, and true laurel. These plants are hardy up to zone 8 but are most often cultivated in containers that can be …
The Herb of the Month for January 2022 is Violets Species, Viola spp. Violets have been cultivated for many centuries and were well known in ancient Greece and Rome, and perhaps even earlier. The ancients used the violet in their food, wines, and medicines. The violet became the symbol of …
The Herb of the Month for November 2021 is Carob, Ceratonia siliqua. This small, ornamental evergreen tree is also known as locust bean or St. John’s bread. It is part of the legume family. This plant is a native of the Mediterranean area, North Africa and part of the Middle …
The Herb of the Month for October 2021 is Medlar, Mespilus germanica. Medlar is a large shrub or small tree, a cultivar of the Rosacea family, which includes members such as apples, pear,s and rose hips. It is indigenous to Persia, southwest Asia, southeastern Europe, and Turkey. Medlar is slow …
The Herb of the Month for September 2021 is Horehound, Marrubium vulgare. Horehound is a flowering cultivar from the mint family and is a native of Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. This hardy perennial plant has been introduced to North America and Australia concurrent with colonization and will even tolerate dry …
In March of 2020, just before we entered the uncharted territory of life in a pandemic, Arkwings received an Herban Renewal Grant from the Memphis Herb Society to support a project we called, simply, our Herb Spiral at our location on James Road in Frayser.. We could not have foreseen …
Tina Marie did a fantastic program. She presented such a realistic picture of the old settler, telling her history (with props, I can still smell sassafras) and explaining how they lived (one reason to sweep the yard down to dirt is so that fire doesn’t get to the house). One woman brought …
