Hey guys, just thought I'd recommend some herbalism-related YouTube channels to y'all! Maybe, when my Garden is bigger, I'll finally add some of my own vids:

* www.youtube.com/user/HerbMentor
* www.youtube.com/user/HerbTV
* www.youtube.com/user/LearningHerbs
* www.youtube.com/user/kldhf524

Ah...next year I totally need to grow me some motherwort to support good heart health, as well as experiment with various scented geraniums (I hear the "oak" geranium smells like incense!), and some hollyhocks (an old fashioned-looking flower, I know; but I appreciate that, and they have the same uses as Marsh Mallow. And, I definitely want to try my hand at lavender, again. Ya' know, something struck me this month: Because Iowa has a really short growing season, and very harsh and COLD winters, I'm surprised that no one has (to *my* knowledge) written a book specifically about gardening in Iowa...especially if you want to grow flowers and herbs that are hardy in far more southern climate zones. Which species, then 9and precautions) would be best? How do you get them to survive and protect the perennials? For example, I've always wanted to grow honeysuckle for wine, jelly, lotions, and oils, etc. but it's hardy only up to Zone 7 which is in the deep south! Generally, it's been my experience that when folks write books or articles about gardening in the Midwest, Iowa usually seems somewhat far from their mind. In fact, it seems like such works tend to concentrate on states like Kansas or Colorado as being the definition of "Midwestern".