Last week my husband and I took some time away at the Jersey Shore. The weather was cool, but beautiful; the beaches were quiet, and the prices were right at the motels, they went up $30 a night this week.
One day we went to visit the lighthouse at Barnegat Bay, “Old Barney”. They […]
I have enjoyed this pretty plant in my garden, as well as come across it in the wild during “herb walks”. It is not hard to grow, and spreads if it is happy in it’s location. Though native of the Western United States, it can generally be found throughout the country.
There is a legend that […]
This is a plant that we saw growing in the wild and in gardens over a year ago when we took a driving trip out west to my husband’s family in Colorado.
The plants are abundant in the west and southwestern US and in Mexico. This particular variety of yucca is Yucca baccata, or “Banana Yucca” […]
This herb, which goes by the botanical name Valeriana Officinalis, is quite a favorite in our home as an aid to insomnia. We don’t take it on a regular basis, but when needed. It has been used safely for this purpose for over a thousand years. The herb has it’s origin in Britain, though it […]
Isn’t this a beautiful picture of an Amish farmer turning the soil in his Alfalfa field? Alfalfa is food for both animal and man. Alfalfa hay is used to feed horses and farm animals, we even used it to feed our our little pet guinea pigs.
But Alfalfa is wonderful for people, too. […]
