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Advice about herbs and information about herb gardening

Herbs have been used for centuries - and still are still being used  - in this country any many other parts of the world for all sorts of reasons. We offer advice and information about growing and using herbs - in your cooking and medicinal uses.

Herb gardening is once again gaining in popularity as we move away from synthetic drugs and chemicals.

Never forget that we (mankind) got as far as we have by using herbs for eating and healing. There was no National Health - or even easy access to doctors until after 1940. We got that far with the use of herbs! In the days of 'conversation' Advice and information about herbs was freely available and handed down through generations. As other forms of communication have developed, and modernisation has been the 'Go word' Herbs have lost some of their importance in the western civilizations.

 

small informal herb garden with planted herb container
Herb seeds have been discovered in late stone age settlements, and the Chinese described medicinal plants and herbs from as early as 3000 BC - that's five thousand years ago. We probably owe our very survival in no mean part to the knowledge base of advice and information about herbs that was built up thousands of years ago. Much of that herbal advice and information, has been preserved by folklore and written word over the centuries. We aim to re-discover that database of herbal knowledge, and put it to good use.

Even animals - or at least those fortunate (?) enough not to have access to a vet - use herbs (plants) to cure themselves of all sorts of ailments! Surely we are as clever as these animals.

The growing and use of herbs is shrouded in mystique - probably as a result of historical uses by witches, and witch doctors. Read the information we have here and follow our advice about herb growing and we should be able to dispel some of the mysteries that surround Herbs and Herbals!

Even if grown just as 'Plants' there should be room for a wide range of herbs in any garden - or patio container. Help is here on this site as we develop our database of knowledge of advice and information about herbs.