HERBS: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE by Philip Edinger

HERBS: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE is a contemporary herbal.  It will show you how to grow and use herbs, contains A to Z listings, and even includes garden plans. It’s no wonder that herbs have never lost their popularity. For thousands of years, their beauty, fragrance, and flavor have given humankind much pleasure. Moreover, herbs were [...]

HIBISCUS (Malvaceae) ~ Materia Medica by Jyll Renee’

Hibiscus Botanical name:  Malvaceae family Common name:  Roselle,  African mallow, Florida cranberry, red tea, Jamaica sorrel,  rose of Sharon Habitat:  Hibiscus belongs to a flowering plant  genus of more than 220 species in the family Malvacea.  Native to warm temperate, subtropical and  tropical regions, it is an annual and sometimes perennial herb or woody-based  sub-shrub; [...]

Help Needed!! Metro Nashville/Davidson Co. Council Members to Vote on Backyard Hens Tue Jan 3, 2012

by Pam Jones, from Transition Nashville What could be more green than a pet that makes you breakfast in your back yard? Metro Nashville/Davidson County Council members will vote about backyard hens (second reading) on Tuesday, January 3rd, so we need your help! See Nashville backyard chicken ordinance NO. BL2011-47  at   www.nashville.gov/mc/ordinances/term_2011_2015/bl2011_47.htm  If you live [...]

WHITE PINE (Pinus strobus) ~ LuminEarth’s Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants

Names:  Eastern White Pine, Northern Pine, Northern White Pine, Pin Blanc, Pinus strobus, Soft Pine, Weymouth Pine, Weymouths Keifer, Weymouthtall, White Pine Appearance:  The White Pine (Pinus strobus) is a coniferous evergreen tree.  It’s trunk is tall and stright and the needles are blue-green.  Young trees are conical shaped, but as the trees age they develop [...]

Great Gifts for Nature Lovers: Field Guides!

Looking for a great gift for the nature lover in your life? Take a look at the collection of nature field guides that we’ve compiled. You’ll find below field guides on animals, plants, edibles, trees, stars, seashells, birds and more!

Christmas Tea and Gift Ideas ~ Jyll Renee’, Master Herbologist

Hello my friends, Tis the season for giving!  How about giving the “Gift of Health” this year.  We also have the loose Christmas tea and Kandy Kane tea available again this year. Christmas Tea – $6.00 for 2oz of loose tea Kandy Kane Tea – $6.00 for 2oz loose tea Tea Ball – $3.00 Healthy [...]

Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguayensis) ~ Materia Medica by Jyll Renee’

YERBA MATE Botanical name: Ilex paraguayensis Common name: Mate Habitat: A number of the holly evergreen family, this South American shrub is found in Brazil, rgentina, and Paraguay, often in the wilds, growing twenty feet. It has large green leaves with serrated edges, white flowers, and red fruit. It also known as (Paraguay Tea), and [...]

Rain Gardens Help Reduce Pollution and Protect Precious Drinking Water

Rain gardens are gaining in popularity as a sustainable way to beautifully landscape property while helping to reduce water pollution.

Garlic (Allium sativum) ~ LuminEarth.com’s FREE Online Herbal Materia Medica

GARLIC (Allum Sativum) Common and Other Names: Aglio, Ail, Ajo, alho, Allium Sativum, Bawang, Bronx vanilla, Chesnok, Garleag, Garlic, Garlick, Gratiem, Halitosis, Italian Perfume, Katiem, Knoblauch, Knoflook, Lasun, Lehsun,  Ninniku, Poondoo, Poor Man’s Treacle, Sarmisak, Shum, Sir, Suan, Suen Tau, Thum, Toi. Parts Used:  Bulb Forms Available:  Capsules, Extracts, Fresh or Dried Cloves, Tablets, Tinctures Uses:  Garlic is a wonderful immune system stimulant, [...]

General Principles of Herbs: Beginning Herb Class for Home Herbalists w/ Jyll Renee’

General Principles of Herbs:  A Beginning Herb Class for Home Herbalists   Instructor:  Jyll Renee, Master Herbologlist Class Price:  $35.00  – ** Gift Certificates Available for this class as well** Class Book:  $15.00 – reference book purchase not required *What you will learn: This  class is designed with Madison, Henry County in mind. We will [...]

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