When thinking of gardening, cooking, eating healthy, one cannot get away from the beauty and necessity of herbs. Regardless of your goal- to grow healthy food for you and your family, to attract butterflies, to make your gardens beautiful or to simply delight your senses- herbs fit the bill. For the most part, herbs are… Continue reading Herbs: An Overview
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Lemon Verbena- An Herb That Should Get A Lot More Press!
Lemon Verbena: Aloysia citrodora is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native to western South America. Common names include lemon verbena and lemon beebrush.[2] It was brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 17th century and cultivated for its oil. Lemon Verbena was/is used by those believing in magic and spells. Lemon Verbena is for love- to make yourself attractive to the opposite sex. I don't know about… Continue reading Lemon Verbena- An Herb That Should Get A Lot More Press!