It's midsummer, and the garden has begun to overflow with bountiful medicine harvests including calendula blossoms, marshmallow leaves, lemon balm, and holy basil. If you're new to herb gardening, you might be looking at your garden with a combination of pride and trepidation. You've got the plants, now what??

In my recent guest blog post (an excerpt from the introduction to my new book Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies), you'll find tips for how and when to harvest flowers, leaves, roots, and bark for medicine as well as how to properly dry them.

Read the excerpt - click here

You can also learn more on my class notes and videos page, in the herbal gardening section of my blog, and and herbal remedies section of my blog.

Happy Herbal Adventures!

Clinical herbalist Maria Noël Groves sees clients and teaches classes at Wintergreen Botanicals Herbal Clinic & Education Center in Allenstown, New Hampshire.

The statements made on this blog have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, prescribe, recommend, or offer medical advice. Please see your health care practitioner for help regarding choices and to avoid herb-drug interactions.