About

Today as more and more people are aiming to become more interested in all things green and natural.  Growing your own herbs means that you will use them more often and benefit not only from extra flavors in your cooking, but also from the nutrients they give our bodies.

Home Herb Garden is a blog about herbs for people who want to grow their own herbs.  It is especially written for people who have little gardening experience.    Gardening terms can be confusing and this site hopes to explain them to the newcomer to plants.

You will find:

• Articles on how to grow different herbs and how to use them in the kitchen
• You will learn how to harvest your herbs
• You will learn very briefly the medicinal uses of these herbs
• You will find stories about the myths and legends attached to these herbs as well as different ways they have served mankind
• You will get an idea of the nutritional benefits of herbs added to your diet
• You will find a definition of gardening terms explained with the novice in mind.
• Indoor gardening is becoming very important for city dwellers.
• New articles being added frequently aimed to educate inform and entertain

Who is Veronica Mauvis

I have been gardening all my life. Close me up in an apartment with no garden and I will get a tin and grow something!

I have also gardened in different countries – quite a learning curve getting to know different soil and weather conditions. However I find gardening is one of the most rewarding hobbies you can have. There is something about plants that I find soothing.

I became passionate about herbs after an experience I had in Portugal.

A business colleague on the Algarve in the south of Portugal was writing a book on Algarvean herbs.  Algarve has a Mediterranean climate which is where many herbs originated.  The way she spoke peaked my interest and  I  went to see her herbal garden.

I expected to see  a highly organized gardening endeavor complete with labeled plants and perhaps a germination shed.  Imagine then my reaction when there was no evidence of a garden at all.  Merely wild land covered in plants and weeds.   The  tour began.  We walked round plants that I had seen often in the wild and she began to describe the benefits of each plant.    By the end of the tour two hours later when we had covered only a couple of hectares of land,  I was fascinated.

That was the beginning of my journey to know and understand herbs plants better.

Good herbs gardening!