Maine: Tate House Museum offers more horticulture-related programming this Wednesday

Wednesday garden programs at Tate House Museum continue August 5 with Colonial Herbs: Growing old-fashioned plants for meate and medicine; a talk given by Diana George-Chapin of Heirloom Garden. Diana’s presentation including slides centers on early use of herbs for food, healing, fragrance and dyeing.

Programs continue at 1:00 PM with Preserving the Harvest: Jams, Jellies and Herbal Vinegars. This workshop conducted by Kathie Savoie of University of Maine Cooperative Extension will help you savor the flavor of summer year-round by learning basic steps of canning garden-fresh foods. There is an additional cost for supplies. Please call the museum for more information at 774-6177.

Tate House Museum
1267 Westbrook Street
Portland, ME 04102
207.774.6177

Stevia Boon for Diabetes Patient

Stevia is an incredibly sweet herb, obtained by a natural selective breeding process of the sweetest Stevia parent plants. The sweetener, stevioside, extracted from the plants, is 300 times sweeter than sugar. The fresh leaves have nice liquorices taste.... Originally Stevia only grew in the northern regions of South America but its cultivation has become popular worldwide. . The plant has been known for centuries by the native Guaranay-Indians for the sweet taste of its leaves. They use it, amongst other things, to make "mate" herbal tea. Stevia is often referred to as the "sweetest plant of the world". It is clear from research of ten years of Hahnemann Charitable Mission Society that “Stevia Herb” controls diabetes when daily used by diabetes patient. And it permanently removes of the disease. Read more>

Combative and companion fruits and vegetables in the Denver garden

Did you plant companion vegetables, fruits and herbs in your Denver garden? Companion vegetables, fruits and herbs thrive next to each other in the garden. If your garden is failing you may have planted combative vegetables, fruits and herbs. Read more:
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Muncie's Urban Garden project utilizes abandoned lots to grow plants - NEWS

A fledgling urban garden downtown has high hopes of helping to provide affordable food to locals.

North Street Urban Garden - the brainchild of Colby Gray, a landscape architect from Ball State University and Jason Donati, the director for the Department of Stormwater Management - is working to provide a sustainable source of vegetables by offering their abandoned house lot for cultivation. The garden has already planted more than two dozen vegetable types, as well as a handful of herbs and flowers.

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Go green and save money by creating an edible landscape

More and more people are becoming increasingly concerned with protecting the environment and are choosing to go green. The green movement not only makes sense environmentally but also financially. We can save money, for instance, on our energy costs. We can also save on our grocery bills by growing our own fruits, vegetables, and culinary herbs. However, not everyone has enough room in their yard to devote a sizable plot of land to use for just vegetables. You really do not need to separate your vegetables from the ornamental plants in your landscape. In fact, you can intermix your fruits, vegetables, and culinary herbs with your ornamentals. In this way, all of your plants can share resources and actually work together to attract beneficial insects and repel harmful insects, thereby eliminating the temptation to use harmful chemicals in your garden..

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Flower, vegetable and herb gardening in Utah

Marci Stone

Creating a garden in Utah can be a little more difficult than other parts of the country. The climate is dry and the type of plants and vegetables that survive here have special needs. Whether you are trying to create a garden of flowers, fruits and vegetables, or herbs… information about gardening is abundant on the web.

Gardens have been created in backyards, in raised beds, in the house, on the curb in front of the house…anywhere you can imagine. Taking a class in gardening can help to give you ideas of where and what to create in your own space.

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Flower, vegetable and herb gardening in Utah

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