herb gardening

Ornamental Oregano

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ORNAMENTAL OREGANO             I am always looking for non-fussy ground covers that stomp weeds and look good doing it.  On a garden center run a few years ago I happened upon ornamental oregano, something I had read about but never tried.  The cultivar was ‘Kent Beauty’ and it was in bloom, with pinkish flowerheads that … Read more

Helen Morgenthau Fox

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Browsing through a local antiques/secondhand shop the other day, I came upon an edition of the classic book The Fragrant Garden by Louise Beebe Wilder.  The book’s forward contains a wonderful quote: “There are many gates into the world of reality and gardening is one of them” The author is Helen Morgenthau Fox and the … Read more