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From the Herb Garden: Marjoram

Do you like marjoram? It seems to us like a sleeper herb - the one that gets picked up just to round out your herb collection but then WHAM! The next thing you know, you're using it in everything! At ...

Humble Herbs: In Praise of Parsley

It's easy to write parsley off. Parsley is just the requisite garnish that decorates plates at fancy restaurants. In our own cooking, we tend to pass over parsley in favor of herbs with bolder, bigger...

From the Herb Garden: Rosemary

Take one look at the imposing needle-like leaves on a rosemary plant, and you might wonder how anyone ever thought to put this herb in their mouths! But crush a few of those needles between your finge...

From the Herb Garden: Tarragon

Tarragon is one of those herbs that we hardly ever think of using until we come across a recipe that specifically calls for it. We've even grown tarragon in our herb garden, only to reach the end of t...

My Great Outdoors: Katie's Fresh Back Door Garden

Name: Katie of goodLife {eats} Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Type of space: Backyard Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I do so much cooking and love fresh veggies that...

My Great Outdoors: The Simonses' Garden Necessities

Name: The Simonses Location: East Boston, MA Type of space: Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We decided to rent our current space after falling in love with the spacious...

Blogging Chow: The Easiest Herbs to Grow Indoors

We've given you a lot of tips on what kind of gardening you can do in a small space, from how to make an herb garden in one pot to planting a windowbox. But for urban gardeners with zero outdoor space...

Help! Is Something Wrong With Our Herbs?

We noticed these little wispy cobwebs on our oregano the other morning. We didn't see any arachnid or insect activity, so we assumed it was a little gift left by a night visitor to our container garde...

Windowbox Rescue

We’ve been talking about gardens this month in the Kitchn and I’m noticing that I’ve been feeling a little green…with envy, that is. As an apartment building dweller, I have no sunny plot to ...

Gardening Idea: Window Boxes That Don't Face the Street

Kristin's lovely pictures of herb-filled window boxes in London brought up some comments about strangers stealing herbs or, worse, um, "watering" them. And yet we love the idea of planting a small her...

What Are Your Gardening Plans This Year?

Look at those beautiful tiny seedlings! We saw this photo by Flickr member paul goyette and we were reminded of what a miracle it is every year when new things sprout and grow. Do you have similar spr...