What’s Eating My Plants
Have you ever gone out to water your garden in the morning only to find holes in your plants’ leaves that weren’t there the day before? As many […]
Read More →Have you ever gone out to water your garden in the morning only to find holes in your plants’ leaves that weren’t there the day before? As many […]
Read More →Here in my area of Texas, from mid summer until at least the end of September, it is very hot, humid and stressful for our plants, […]
Read More →I learned about this useful gardening website from the Lazy Gardener newsletter from Brenda Smith of the Houston Chronicle. The site is full of good info for those […]
Read More →My friend, Ellen Zimmerman of EZ Herbs in Austin, TX posted a thoughtful and helpful piece on why growing herbs and using them every day is good for […]
Read More →Spring just has to be the most exciting time of year for us gardeners. The equinox has passed and the sun is climbing in the sky offering us […]
Read More →While we wait for Spring to really arrive, I’m enjoying these very hardy early Spring or late Winter herbs. In the Herb Garden the flowers I love to […]
Read More →Feature Post for January 2016 Why I Garden Growing any type of garden involves many aspects of life: patience, learning, physical activity, sight, smell, taste, and risk are […]
Read More →Peppermint, Mentha piperata. Peppermint doesn’t really get the respect it deserves, in my estimation. It’s commonly found in most herb collections and many people eschew it due to its […]
Read More →The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year because the earth’s axis is tilted farthest from the sun and, therefore, is also the longest night. Our […]
Read More →Featured Post for November 2015 As many of you know, if you’ve been following The Herb Cottage for a while, I like books! I especially like books […]
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