Herb Nerds Blog

Your garden is growing, your flowers are blooming, and life is good, so what is left to do?  A lot of your yard may be on autopilot during the summ...

In one of my favorite films, Joe vs. the Volcano, Meg Ryan explains to Tom Hanks that if she had a boat (she is sailing one at the time, but it isn...

Gardening can be a rewarding endeavor, but keeping your plants alive sometimes means doing a little crowd control! Conventional poisons can harm so...

Most of us learned to tie our shoes before we ever went to school, but many of us never really learned many more knots than that. Here are a few yo...

Have you ever seen flower garnishes on plates and wondered if they’re edible or just for decoration? Not only do they provide color and visual inte...

How to build a campfire anywhere. A fire needs 3 things: fuel, air, and heat. A good small fire will grow, but too much air will dissipate the heat...

Did you know some flowers bloom only at night or get more fragrant at night? Some do, and with a bit of research, you could make your very own moon...

Licorice root is one of the world’s oldest and most widely used herbal remedies. This herb comes in a few different varieties and they’re usually d...

School is out! It’s nice not having to drag everyone out of bed so early, make a big rushed breakfast mess in the kitchen, and fly out the door and...

Try reading this guided meditation all the way through, or listening to the video below, and letting yourself be still. There is no wrong way to do this. Allow your meditation to take on its own form as best needed for you.

When I first moved to California from Arizona, I heard stories about waves that would glow a neon blue. It sounded like something out of a movie. I...

Health is achieved through the combination of many efforts such as eating wholesome food, exercising, drinking plenty of water, and reducing stress...