I have been interested in wild plants all my life. When I was a child, I spent many hours in our local library reading about herbs and wild plants. Every time I saw a plant that I didn't know, I would look it up in a reference book. People called them weeds, but I was amazed to find out about the many wonderful attributes of those weeds growing along the river, beside the road, and deep in the deciduous forests of theGreat Lakes region where I grew up. If I may quote the late Euell Gibbons, regarding borage,

'Thus one ancient herbalist sings the praise of borage. Another writes, "Hath an excellent spirit to repress the fuliginous vapours of duskie melancholie." While still another says, "Sprigs of Borage are of known virtue to revive the hypochandriac and cheer [listen up fellow students] the hard student." After reading these accounts my first thought was, "What have I been missing?" and could hardly wait to try this herb. It sounds like the substance the whole world is seeking, the miracle drug for modern ills.'

Borage has the taste of sweet cucumbers, and the leaves and flowers can be put into a salad, a cold glass of lemonade, and even a glass of wine. The flowers are so appealing in looks, and they are very beneficial for the heart-both physically, and mindfully. The flowers are beautifully star shaped. In fact, the motif of this site is a borage flower.

Today, my garden consists of what ever wild plant I can find that appears interesting, and grows without much care. Some might say I am a lazy gardener. I like to think of myself as one who appreciates the wild plants in all their beauty. I especially admire their qualities they give to us--as if they are just waiting to be appreciated or to be used for some life-enhancing purpose. Some of the herbs you will find in my garden are: borage, red clover, yarrow--both white and pink, the silvery glory of wormwood, hollyhock, columbine, blue flax, catnip, alfalfa, and a few others which have been seeded into the herb patch. These are: sunflowers, blue morning glory, poppies of all colors, dill, nasturtiums, calendula, basil, lemon balm, lavender, spearmint, peppermint, garlic and thyme.

Nasturtium | Lavender | Red Clover | California Poppies | Sunflower | Blue Flax | Borage