Herbs for Kids   

Gardening With Kids
http://www.canadiangardening.com/how-to/gardening-with-kids/kids-and-windowsill-herbs/a/1460
Windowsill herbs and kids
http://www.canadiangardening.com/how-to/gardening-with-kids/gardening-for-kids/a/1622
http://www.canadiangardening.com/how-to/gardening-with-kids/child-s-play/a/1509

Turning Kids Onto Herbs
   http://www.garden.org/articles/articles.php?q=show&id=1683
   Growing Herbs Indoors - http://www.garden.org/articles/articles.php?q=show&id=36

Herbal Adventures with Kids
   http://www.kidsgardening.com/growingideas/projects/may04/pg1.html
   http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/DigDetail.taf?ID=1025&Type=Art
  
http://cf.synergylearning.org/displayarticle.cfm?selectedarticle=219

Kids Links to Gardens and Plants
  
http://www.wc4.org/Gardens%20and%20plants.htm

Herb Gardening from West Virginia
  http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/herbs/ne208hrb.htm

Herb of the Month - http://www.herbalgardens.com/herb-monthly/

Gardener's Net - http://www.gardenersnet.com/herbs/


Herb Names, their meanings,  and general information:

Parsley - thanks, festivity 
           http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/p/parsle09.html
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/parsley_herb.htm
          
http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/herbs/parsley1.html

Sage -  wisdom
           http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/s/sages-05.html#com
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/sage_herb.htm
           http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/herbs/sage1.html

Rosemary - remembrance
           http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/r/rosema17.html
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/rosemary_herb.htm
           http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/herbs/rosem1.html
           http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/master/rosmary.htm

Thyme -  bravery
           http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/t/thygar16.html
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/thyme_herb.htm
           http://home.vtown.com.au/herbs/thyme1.html

Basil -  best wishes  
           http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/b/basswe18.html
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/basil_herb.htm
           http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/herbs/basil1.html

             http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/basil.html

Bay Leaves - fame
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/bay_herb.htm
           http://www.culinarycafe.com/Spices_Herbs/Bay_Leaves.html
           http://www.sallys-place.com/food/columns/gilbert/bayleaf.htm
           http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/herbs/bay1.html

Chervil -  serenity
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/chervil_herb.htm

           
http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?id=10073
          

Chives -  usefulness
           http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/chives65.html
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/chives_herb.htm
           http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/herbs/chives1.html
              
 http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?id=10075

Cilantro - 
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/cilantro_coriander_herb.htm
           http://www.sallys-place.com/food/columns/gilbert/cilantro.htm
           http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?id=8216
           
Comfrey - 
           http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/comfre92.html
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/comfrey_herb.htm

Dill -  good cheer
           http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/d/dill--13.html
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/dill_herb.htm
       
   http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?id=8204

Lavender - devotion
           http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/l/lavend13.html
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/lavender_herb.htm
           http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/herbs/lav1.html

Lemon Balm - comfort
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/lemon_balm_herb.htm
           http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/herbs/lemonb1.html

           http://www.sallys-place.com/food/columns/gilbert/lemon_balm.htm

Marjoram - happiness
           http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/marjor19.html
           http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/marjoram_herb.htm
           http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?id=8221
             
Mint - virtue 
          http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mints-39.html
          http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/mint_herb.htm
          http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/herbs/mint1.html

Oregano - happiness
          http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/oregano_herb.htm
          http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/herbs/oregano1.html

          http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?id=8234

Savory, summer - interest
          http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/s/savsum24.html
          http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/summer_savory_herb.htm

Savory, winter -  
          http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/s/savwin25.html 
          http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/winter_savory_herb.htm
          http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/satmontana.htm       

Tansy -  hostility
          http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/t/tansy-05.html
        
  http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/tansy_herb.htm

Tarragon - permanence
          http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/t/tarrag07.html
          http://www.sallys-place.com/food/columns/gilbert/tarragon.htm  
          http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/herbs/tarrag1.html
          http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?id=8233
             
Yarrow - healing 
          http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/y/yarrow02.html
          http://www.greenchronicle.com/gardening/yarrow_herb.htm

Other herbs:

Agrimony Feverfew Salad Burnet
Angelica Germander Santolina
Anise Heliotrope Sorrel
Borage Horehound Spearmint
Chamomile Hyssop Valerian
Caraway  Lady's Bedstraw Woad
Catnip    Lady's Mantle  Woodruff,Sweet
Coriander Lemon Verbena Wormwood
Costmary
Costmary
Costmary
Lovage  
Fennel Rue  

Common Herbs for Growing - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/herbs/herbs.html

Herb Pictures:  http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Plants/Herbs
                 http://freeherbpictures.com/

Growing Herbs: http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/NRES/extension/factsheets/vc-44/VC-44.html
   http://web.archive.org/web/20041128093327/http://www.gardenandhearth.com/2-growing-herbs.htm
                    http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1612.html
                   
http://www.extension.umn.edu/projects/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/H207herbs.html
                    http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8110.html
                    http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/herbs/groherbs.htm

Natural Dyeing:
      Books -
http://www.olbrich.org/Library/Resource_Documents/Dye%20Plants.htm
      Directions - http://treetotem.com/hpdyes.htm
      Using Chamomile and Marigolds -
        http://www.info-galaxy.com/Herbs/Crafts/Filter/Natural_Dyeing/natural_dyeing.html
      Plants and Their Colors - http://nyny.essortment.com/naturaldyeplan_rxll.htm
      Natural dyeing - http://www.herbsociety-stu.org/Dyeing.htm


      Teachers:

                    Herbs -http://cf.synergylearning.org/displayarticle.cfm?selectedarticle=217

Natural Dyeing with Plants - http://cf.synergylearning.org/displayarticle.cfm?selectedarticle=220
More Natural Dyeing information - http://www.kathimitchell.com/cchem.htm#Natural Dyeing  


Herbs and Math -
http://cf.synergylearning.org/displayarticle.cfm?selectedarticle=221  
Aromatic Herb Curriculum - http://cf.synergylearning.org/displayarticle.cfm?selectedarticle=222  
       

Children’s Gardening Links -
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/app/links.html
        

Books for Children’s Gardening:
http://www.herbsociety.org/fhc/fkids.php

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This page was developed by Kathi Mitchell
and was last updated September 3, 2008.
 

   

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