EDIBLE PLANTS

And When is Asparagus Growing Season? If you’re wondering when to plant asparagus, we’ll cover that in this short article on the asparagus growing season. If you’re new to planting …

Hay Fever Season Keeping You Indoors? If your love of gardening and being out in nature is hampered by allergies, this article on herbs that help with seasonal allergies and …

We love discovering new (to us) plants on our woodland walks, (as well as the weeds in our yard and garden)! One recent discovery for our area in the Piedmont …

AKA – Mahonia aquifolium – a Beneficial Edible Medicinal Shrub to Know We have a number of large, expansive, and prolific Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) shrubs in our wooded yard. …

Mahonia aquifolium stages of growth

There are several plants that resemble wild lettuce and can be mistaken for it. The important thing is to be aware that some wild lettuce look alikes are poisonous or …

Edible wild lettuce (Lactuca spp.) is a wild plant native to Europe that has spread throughout other parts of the world. Typically considered a weed plant, the Lactuca virosa variety …

Most people are familiar with the vast and beneficial uses of ginger root, (rhizome, actually). But did you know that you can also make good use of ginger leaves? That’s …

We’re seeing the mayapple plant all throughout our woods in spring and it seems especially widespread this year. The Mayapple plant, scientific name of Podophyllum peltatum, is a herbaceous perennial …

We love growing, foraging, harvesting and preserving many different herb and plant leaves, roots, flowers and fruit to use for herbal teas. So when my son was pruning his ginger …