Some herbs are bold, some herbs are boisterous, and some herbs are shy. Meet violet, the shy, faithful type. Susan tells you how the violet came to be, how it is used medicinally, and how it became a symbol of faithfulness. She'll also tell you how to use the violet in your kitchen.

Check out these resources:

• Violet recipes and resources
• All About Thyme: A Weekly Calendar of Herbs and Seasons
• The China Bayles Herbal Mysteries
• Susan's blog, Lifescapes

Everybody's favorite herb is a winner in your garden. Whether you live north or south, east or west, you can grow and enjoy lavender. Growing tips, ideas for cooking with lavender, and lavender crafts.

Check out these resources:

• Lavender recipes and resources
• All About Thyme: A Weekly Calendar of Herbs and Seasons
• The China Bayles Herbal Mysteries
• Susan's blog, Lifescapes

Some plants were made to be walked on! Plantain is one of those herbs that is always underfoot: in your yard, in your garden, in the neighborhood park. Susan fills you in on plantain's mythic history and tells you how to use this valuable "weed." For recipes and resources, visit the All About Thyme web site.

Check out these resources:

• Plantain recipes and resources
• All About Thyme: A Weekly Calendar of Herbs and Seasons
  
• The China Bayles Herbal Mysteries
  
• Susan's blog, Lifescapes
  

When is a geranium not a geranium? Learn where this delightful plant came from, why it spread so rapidly, and how to use it in crafts, in aromatherapy, and in your kitchen. For recipes and resources, visit the All About Thyme web site.

Check out these resources:

• Scented geranium recipes and resources
  
• All About Thyme: A Weekly Calendar of Herbs and Seasons
  
• The China Bayles Herbal Mysteries
  
• Susan's blog, Lifescapes