Hi everyone!
Did you know that 2012 is “The Year of the Herbs”?
The National Garden Bureau and the Herb Society of America have teamed up to name 2012 Year Of the Herbs.
This is the first time the not-for-profits have partnered in their missions to promote gardening and educate people about growing plants.
How exciting is that for Troy and I! We are hoping that this year DTL Herbs will be a fun and prosperous year.
And since this is the year of the herbs, I plan on sharing tips, ideas, how-to’s, recipes and lots of other fun things.
Spearmint from our garden
As part of owning an Herb Business, we do a lot of educating. And we love doing that! We give presentations, classes and just talking to folks who stop by our booth at the Farmer’s Markets.
Here is a pretty good summary definition of herbs:
What the word “herb” really means
A very fitting definition that defines herbs by their usefulness rather than by their appearance or botanical structure was coined by Holly Shimizu, director of the U.S. Botanic Garden. Holly says, ―Herbs are defined as plants (trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, biennials or annuals) valued historically, presently, or potentially for their flavor, fragrance, medicinal qualities, insecticidal qualities, economic or industrial use, or in the case of dyes, for the coloring material they provide.
I am going to be “dabbling” in some different herb uses in this coming year. Most of our business is in the culinary area of herbs. We do offer a fantastic Herbal Salt Scrub but, I have been wanting to experiment in other non-culinary areas. So, I thought 2012 is the perfect time to play with herbs!
Right now, Troy and I are pouring over seed catalogs and online seed sites decided what new herbs we will add to our gardens this year. This is one of our favorite times of the year~~Dreaming and preparing for Spring!
If you are into gardening whether it be flowers, herbs or vegetables, this is the time of the year to start planning out your gardens, beds, pots etc.
This week, I am giving a presentation along with a demo on Victorian Tussie Mussies. I will be discussing the different usage, meanings and history on herbs and flowers from the Victorian Era. I am excited. It should be a lot of fun. It will also be our first non-culinary herb presentation.
So, have you been dreaming of Spring? Can’t wait to get outside and get your hands into the soil?
I love using my herbs. Use to grow so many but they do not seem to do well in my garden even though it is full sun? I use to have enough at one point I sold a few. Maybe this year I will work on replinishing them.
ReplyDeleteLook forward to following along