The world of herb gardening opens up endless possibilities for both culinary creativity and natural wellness. Whether you’re dreaming of fresh basil for homemade pesto or hoping to cultivate healing chamomile for evening tea, the best books on herb gardening can transform your garden into a thriving botanical sanctuary. These exceptional resources combine centuries of […]
When the author of today’s story, Becky Rupp, writes about winter and says, “Brace yourself. It’s about to get cold,” I can’t help but think of my friend from Sweden and what she had to say about Winter insulation. “There’s no such thing as bad weather; just bad clothes.” It seems both my friend and Becky […]
There’s not very much blooming in November where I live. By then, the smell of wood smoke is in the air as people gather around backyard fire pits, their faces and hands warmed as flames flicker and dance atop maple and cherry logs. In the garden, most everything is done for the year. If I’m […]
Getting a gift from the garden is common in the Summer months, but sometimes the Winter is when we need it most. Today’s story begins with a paragraph so many of us can relate to around the holiday season, “The world was celebrating around us, but I felt apart—separate from Christmas, from the parties, the […]
The first time I planted an herb garden and saw my chives, sage, and thyme grow back in the second year, I jumped to wondering what other kinds of herbs and vegetables regrow a second season and beyond. Living in New England, even perennial herbs like Rosemary are considered “tender perennials” depending on how harsh your winter gets, so could there be perennial vegetables that differ in their perennial-ness, too?
The other day, I got a phone call that left me utterly flabbergasted. It began like any other call, with me answering, “Don Nicholas speaking.” But then, a voice that sounded suspiciously like Santa Claus himself boomed through the line. “Don, this is Santa Claus, and I’m calling to thank you and the GreenPrints team […]
Herbs and spices. Spices and herbs. Anyone else grow up thinking these two words were interchangeable? ::sheepishly raises hand:: For some of you, I’m about to blow your mind. Herbs and spices are different things. In simplest terms, herbs are strictly the leaves of the plant and the spices come from the seeds, roots, and bark. This should settle the big debate on cilantro (leaves) and coriander (seeds) once and for all! Now that you’ve recovered from that bombshell, let’s talk about growing spices. Specifically, how to grow an indoor spice garden.
I’ve always wanted to run a Christmas tree farm. Maybe it’s because my aunt and uncle owned one of those Christmas tree lots as a kid, and I spent a lot of nights slurping hot cocoa and helping people pick out trees. It was called “Tiny’s Trees” and we’d huddle up in a silver camper […]
What would you say are your favorite holiday memories? For me, so much of it has to do with our Christmas tree. When I was young, we’d get ours from a small tree stand my aunt and uncle owned, but when we got older, we went out to cut down our own tree. We might […]
Do you own a Christmas cactus; or Schlumbergera bridgesii? I’ve always liked the look of them, with their reaching little green fingers and funky pink blooms at the tips, but I never knew much about them until this year, which inspired me to purchase one myself. I like a challenge, I guess. For example, did […]
