Daily Archives: April 2, 2009

Quite a few of the herbs mentioned in this book will grow well indoors (chervil, indeed grows somewhat better inside than out), but herbs grown this way should all have light or reflected sunlight or warmth on them for at … Continue reading →

Achillea millefolium COMPOSITAE It is fitting that I finish my list of herbs with yarrow. It seems to me to typify the silent strength possessed by herbs in the healing of many ills, pulling the warmth of the sun and … Continue reading →

Dry some of the beautiful flowering stems in spring and summer, and cut them into sections with a circlet of mauve blossom on each one. Add them to potpourri mixtures for a less sweet but cooler fragrance than usual, and … Continue reading →

GERANIACEAE Recent experiments in the study of plant perfumes have shown that molecules of the plant’s substance are present in the perfume exhaled by the flowers or leaves. So sniffing a perfumed flower can be not only pleasant but therapeutic … Continue reading →

Anthemis nobilis COMPOSITAE There are two varieties of camomile, an annual {Matricaria chamomilla) and the creeping perennial (Anthemis nobilis). Both are used widely for camomile tea and for the lightening and conditioning of fair hair. The plants are extremely rich … Continue reading →