I just updated the class schedule! Finally! I know many of you have been asking about them, and I have just gotten round to setting up the schedule on the website. Check them out on the Herb Classes page and register asap. The first 4 parts of my Herbology 101 course are set, along with …
Hey there! It’s Tuesday, and you must be here to talk about herbs! Yay! It’s my favorite. I’m so glad you stopped by. Today, let’s chat a bit about the soft and lovable Mullein plant! Where & How to find Mullein Mullein is native to Europe, North Africa and Asia, but it has naturalized here …
I am so excited to be announcing this new class!! Herbology 101 is going to be a series of classes, starting with the Intro Class and fleshing out loads of herbal info from how to make a tincture to how to identify, harvest and preserve your own medicinal herbs, one class building on the next. …
Calendula is one of my favorite herbs for promoting skin health! It is also a gorgeous flower and very easy to grow in your garden. The seeds are generally easy to find where ever you buy seeds. Sometimes Calendula called ‘marigold’ or ‘pot marigold’. Though a different genus, Marigolds (Latin name: tagetes) and Calendula (Latin: …
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Happy Tuesday and welcome to Herb Talk Tuesday! Every Tuesday you can come to the Shawnee Moon blog and read about a different herb! This week we are going to be chatting about (debatably) one of the most popular/notorious plants ever; the lowly dandelion. Where to find it? It is common in all of the …
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Yarrow This herb likes sunny open fields and meadows. I transplanted some last year into my garden bed, and it seems to be taking to it very well. The leaves are much bigger than the ones I left in the field. The fern like leaves are all that is cropping up right now, in clusters …
Welcome back for another Herb Talk Tuesday, with me, Kerry Brock. Pour a cup of coffee or your favorite tea and let’s learn together about the Horse Chestnut tree! Where can you find Horse Chestnut? How can you identify it? Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a native of south east Europe, but can be found …
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In the spirit of St. Patrick’s day, I thought it could be fun to talk about the lovely clover plant family and all its variations and folklore. It’s Herb Talk Tuesday, do you have a cup of tea or coffee? Good. Then let’s chat… The Trifolium plant family Trifolium is the scientific name that over …
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This Tuesday I want to talk about the lowly Chickweed plant. Lowly, only in stature as this little spring green is highly valuable if you know how to use it. You will see this delicate plant popping up in the early spring. It is the most tender and least bitter tasting then, before it blooms. …
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There are many great books available for educating yourself on the usefulness of plants and herbs. I love reading all my reference books in my personal herb book library! Today I want to list 20 of my favorite herb books (plus a bonus 1; my absolutely fav resource!!)! 21 of my favorite herb books Listed …
