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The Witch’s Garden Decoded: Real Plants Behind Historical ‘Magic’ Potions

10/15/202505/27/2025 Lynn DeVries No Comments

In recent years, the Harry Potter books have sparked a fun interest in herbs and their uses in potions and incantations, etc. This week, in the spirit of Halloween, I decided to research how herbs can be incorporated in a “magical” garden. I had a lot of fun researching this article and hope you’ll enjoy…

Medicinal Herbs, Traditional Medicine

Decoding Plant Intelligence: How Herbs ‘Talk’ to Each Other in Your Garden

06/27/202506/15/2025 Lynn DeVries No Comments

Imagine your garden buzzing with hidden conversations. Recent lab experiments reveal that leafy neighbors exchange messages using methods once thought impossible. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Simon Gilroy’s team captured this phenomenon by injecting glutamate into Arabidopsis plants. The result? A glowing neon pulse traveled through the leaves—like a text message lighting up a…

Gardening, Herbs

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