Nobody warned me about Peppermint! When I first started to learn about herbs, peppermint (Mentha piperita) was always part of the curriculum. It is safe, effective and easy to use. Now that I am a master herbalist I teach all my students about the power of peppermint. It has become a mainstream herb that most […]
The shirt had never been worn. A green polo, it hung in the closet still looking new even though it had been there for almost a year. I had signed up for this weeks ago. Before I had the chance to talk myself out of it. As I pulled the shirt out of the closet […]
Fairy gardens are spreading their magick in homes and yards all over the world. Each garden has a unique story stitched together by the imagination of its creator. Not just for kids, these gardens are all grown up. My fairy gardens are intended to be a place of peace and to inspire a sense of […]
I am experimenting with growing ginger root indoors. A friend sent me an article that said it was easy to grow and would do well in low light areas. You would think that as someone living in the desert I would have abundant light indoors to grow plants. In fact the opposite is true. One […]