Herb Lore and Holistic Philosophies

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Comment by The Ancient One on November 5, 2009 at 9:01am

Your Heart Will Have Peace

"Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance, and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun.

Care for those around you. Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours, their choices no more easily made. And give, give in any way you can, of whatever you posses. To give is to love. To withhold is to wither.

Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared, and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace."

~ Kent Nerburn
American Author, Sculptor, Theologian and Educator.
b.1946

Comment by Mama Fortuna on October 13, 2009 at 2:18pm

Ann Thanks! I just placed an order for Roman Chamomile. Now I just hope that they arrive in time to seed before the colder weather sets in!

Comment by ann mullins on October 13, 2009 at 11:06am

Mama try Ricthers out of Canada for herb seeds in large amount. They offer large varities of different herbs from around the world.

Comment by Laura Perry on September 30, 2009 at 12:06pm

Mama - Well, it doesn't look like a 'fine English lawn' but then, we don't live in a neighborhood that has covenants or requires you to sod your lawn or anything like that. It looks essentially like a mixed lawn - like what you might get in an ordinary lawn with a lot of short weeds mixed in. It's VERY green, greener than the neighbors' grass, and smells good when you walk through it. It doesn't look particularly messy or anything, and we do mow it so it doesn't look like a vacant lot LOL

Comment by Mama Fortuna on September 30, 2009 at 12:26am

Wow, 40 acres would keep me busy for a long time.

Comment by Elisabeth on September 30, 2009 at 12:21am

Greetings Everyone,
How is everyone today? I just joined and wanted to say hi. I was reading the discussion on the chamomile lawn and was thinking I have 40 acres. I wonder how much it would take (lol). Anyhow I hope everyone has a great day.

Bright Blessings
Spiraling Panther Rose

Comment by Mama Fortuna on September 28, 2009 at 9:50am

Now that's an idea I can relate to. How does it look? I live in an upscale area and don't want the local beautification board on my back.

Comment by Laura Perry on September 28, 2009 at 9:48am

Hmmm...I bet you'd need an awful lot of seed for a whole lawn, even a small one. Grass seed is sold by the pound. Maybe there's somewhere you can buy chamomile seed in bulk. Seeds of Change is one of my favorite places to buy bulk seed but I just checked and they don't have chamomile in bulk.

What I did for my lawn was to buy a bunch of packets of the different herbs I wanted, about 10 packets total, and sprinkle them in bare spots in the lawn. I wasn't starting with bare dirt, but with a patchy lawn, so it didn't take so much seed. The cool thing is, the herbs are slowly taking over from the grass! The creeping thyme, well, creeps :-) and the other herbs drop seed and spread themselves that way. It may be a few years before I have a mostly-herb lawn but in the meantime it smells wonderful when my husband mows. Oh, that's another thing...once the herbs have taken over, we won't have to mow any more because none of them grow higher than 6 inches.

Comment by Mama Fortuna on September 26, 2009 at 10:24am

Yes, thanks. Burpee has it in little seed packs. I wonder how many of them I would need for a lawn? Maybe I need to stop by a nursery and get some local advice, too.

Comment by Laura Perry on September 26, 2009 at 9:12am

Hey Mama, do you mean using chamomile instead of grass for a lawn? I haven't tried it but apparently it's popular as Burpee now sells chamomile seeds packaged specifically for lawns. I bet it would smell WONDERFUL to walk through! I've filled in the bare spots in our lawn with clover, mint and creeping thyme, but now you've got me thinking of chamomile as well :-)

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