Well, what is a HERB? Just take a walk down a lane, across a field …. just look at the plants you can see all around you! I can guarantee you that most of the plants you see can be called “HERBS”! Wild carrot, dandelions, nettles, comfrey, elder, foxglove, yarrow, marigolds, plantains, mints, lavenders, roses […]
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Discovering Herbs – a reference...
Discovering Herbs – a reference guide book to 100 herbs This beautifully illustrated e-book introduces you to some fascinating stories and facts about 100 different herbs. You may well have met some of these already in your garden or you may use them regularly in the kitchen. The choice of herbs I included, covers not […]
Common herbs that you have heard of
Our Commonest Herbs Here you’ll find out about familiar Herbs of the kitchen ~ parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme and mint. Some you may have bumped into in garden centres such as tarragon or chamomile. Some of the commonest herbs masquerade as vegetables ~ I’m sure you’ve heard of garlic? Then there are the beautiful scented […]
Unusual herbs
Beautiful Herbs ~ that you may not know about The term “herb” has more than one definition and that allows a vast number of plants from around the world to be classed as HERBS! Botanists describe an herb as a small, seed bearing plant with fleshy, rather than woody, parts. The term herbaceous comes form […]