The Gathering Garden Magazine

From Greek exam students to Shakespeare's Ophelia to Roman wedding altars, rosemary has meant remembrance and fidelity for over two thousand years. Here's the history and a simple steam ritual to try at home.

Sweet Annie's feathery, apple-scented foliage has been a Chinese remedy for 1,700 years — and the basis of a Nobel Prize-winning malaria drug. Here's its story, plus how it's used in dried crowns today.

Mountain mint tops pollinator-plant trials across the country and has a long history as a colonial medicine chest herb. Here's why it deserves a spot in your dried arrangements too.

Golden dried tansy has a stranger past than its cheerful button blooms suggest — from medieval Easter puddings to embalmer's herb. Here's the history, plus how to style it today.

Meet Ammobium alatum, the papery Australian wildflower Victorians called an "everlasting" — and why it's still a favorite for bouquets, wreaths, and keepsakes that never wilt.

Dahlias were an Aztec food crop before they triggered a 19th-century European breeding obsession. The real history, plus a fresh-dahlia care guide.

Eucalyptus has been used as a steam remedy for centuries, from Aboriginal Australian medicine to 1850s French chemistry. The science behind the trend.

Spray roses and garden roses look similar but behave very differently in arrangements. The real difference, a bit of breeding history, and how to use each.

Sunflowers were sacred to ancient sun-worshipping cultures long before they became a rustic-decor staple. Here's the story — and how to style them dried.

Yarrow has been used since the Trojan War to stop bleeding and ward off harm. Learn its legend, its folklore, and how to style it dried at home.

Safflower dyed King Tut's tomb linens and stood in for saffron for centuries. Here's its history — and how to style dried safflower in your home today.