Cloves Laurus nobilis is known as bay laurel, bay leaf tree, sweet bay, Grecian laurel, and true laurel, among other common names. Hardy to zone …
Bay Laurel – February Herb of the Month
Viola Species – January Herb of the Month
January 2022 Herb of the Month Sweet violets are used in salads, sweets, jellies, and syrups. Candy Viola spp. flowers by dipping in whipped egg whites followed by sugar. Arrange petals …
Garden Construction is Underway!
Life begins the day you start a garden. Chinese proverb
Help Us Rebuild the Gardens at the Bainbridge Library
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. Cicero
The Herbs of Christmas
Gold Lady’s Bedstraw (Galium verum) – Tradition states that before the birth of Jesus, the bedstraw flowers bloomed white. After the birth in the manger …
Cloves
December 2021 Herb of the Month Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum. They are native to …
Carob
November 2021 Herb of the Month Have you heard of St. John’s bread or locust bean? These are all names for the carob tree, Ceratonia …
Medlar
October 2021 Herb of the Month The medlar (Mespilus germanica) is a large shrub or tree that produces fruits in the late fall and early …