The Gathering Garden Magazine

Long before it was a Christmas wreath staple, the magnolia was the signature bloom of the American South. Here's its cultural history — and how to use a magnolia leaf wreath year-round.

The gardenia is named after an 18th-century Scottish botanist, carries a Victorian meaning of "secret love," and became a Southern corsage tradition made famous by Billie Holiday. Here's the story, plus how to bring its fragrance home.

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.