Spring is here and with it comes the arrival of a wonderful plant that unfortunately is often regarded as just a lowly weed – the much...

Welcome to our new blog feature! Have you ever wondered what a particular herb can be used for or what herb to use for certain health...

How do you know when the best time is to harvest your herbs? The truth is, to determine the best harvest time for each herb, you need...

What a great Herb Day we had! This past Saturday we celebrated Herb Day 2022 and featured the International Herb of the Year – Viola...

Haven’t you ever wondered why it is that you are successful some years with your herb, vegetable or flower planting, and other times you...

Spring has finally arrived, thank goodness, and with it comes all the lovely wild Spring greens. Throughout history these plants have...

In the Creston Valley we are blessed with an abundance of healing plants and are extremely fortunate that many healing mushrooms make...

Harvest time is in full swing for herbalists and many people will ask us about the way in which they should harvest the plants they hope...

Each year the spring and summer bring an abundance of beautiful flowers to our gardens – flowers we admire for their beauty and fragrance...

Did you know that your home-grown tomatoes will taste better simply by planting sweet basil next to them? Or that by incorporating some...

February is heart health month so we thought we would feature an herb that has been used to support healthy heart function for centuries....

This month we are going to look at growing herbs in pots because what could be better than having herbs close at hand no matter where you...

With the wonderful early spring weather arriving, it is time to start thinking about planting an herb garden full of wonderful plants to...

The weather is cooling and Fall is definitely in the air. This means it is time to think about ways to keep your more tender herbs safe...

This year has been a particularly bountiful year for herbs and now it is time to capture all that goodness for the coming winter months....