Lemon Balm: An Herb Society of America Guide
Contributors & Acknowledgements
Text by Michele Meyers, HSA Director of Education, except where otherwise noted
© 2007 The Herb Society of America
Compiled by Helen M. Tramte, HSA Librarian
Guide made available on HSA Website by Michael Meyers, HSA Webmaster
Horticultural advisor: Robin Siktberg, HSA Editor/Horticulturist
Contributors
The Herb Society of America would like to thank the following contributors, without whose expertise and input this guide would
not have been possible:
Gwen Barclay
Gwen is former Director of Food Services at The International Festival-Institute at Round Top, Texas. A
member of both the Pioneer Unit and the South Texas Unit of HSA, she is a nationally recognized expert
on herbs and herbal cuisine. Gwen and her mother, Madalene Hill, are co-authors of Southern Herb
Growing, and were awarded HSA's Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature in
2005.
Susan Belsinger
Susan Belsinger is a culinary educator, food writer and photographer whose articles have been
published in Woman's Day, Organic Gardening, Victoria Magazine and The Herb Companion. She is the
author of Not Just Desserts-Sweet Herbal Recipes, Flowers in the Kitchen, co-author, with Carolyn Dille,
of The Garlic Book, Herbs in the Kitchen, and The Greens Book, and co-author of Basil: An Herb Lover's
Guide with Thomas DeBaggio. Susan is a member of the Potomac Unit of The Herb Society of America
and the 2006 recipient of the Joanna McQuail Reed Award for the Artistic Use of Herbs
Deni Bown
Deni is an award-winning horticultural author and photographer. She is author of many books, including
The HSA New Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses, Aroids – Plants of the Arum Family, and Alba – The
Book of White Flowers. Deni lives in England and has been an international member at large of HSA
since 1998. She is the former chair of HSA's Promising Plants Committee, served as HSA's Honorary
President from 2004 to 2006, and was the recipient of HSA's Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in
Herbal Literature in 2002.
Karen England
Edgehill Herb Farm in Vista, California, is the home-based business of herb enthusiast Karen England.
In addition to being a member at large of The Herb Society of America, Karen is the president of the
Vista Garden Club and on the board of The International Herb Association. She is a popular garden
speaker and teacher of cooking with herbs and edible flowers in the San Diego, CA, area, specializing in
the art of cooking with lavender, roses and scented geraniums
Madalene Hill
Madalene was president of The Herb Society of America from 1986-1988 and has been a member since
1957. She organized the South Texas Unit and was a charter member of the Pioneer Unit. Madalene
was awarded HSA's Helen de Conway Little Medal of Honor in 1978 and the Gertrude B. Foster Award
for Excellence in Herbal Literature in 2005. She also received the American Horticultural Society’s
Catherine H. Sweeney Award in 2006. Madalene is an accomplished plantswoman, and her garden at
The International Festival-Institute at Round Top, Texas, attracts visitors from all over the world.
Cindy Jones, Ph.D.
Cindy Jones, Ph.D. is an educator, scientist and owns Sagescript Institute, LLC. Sagescript provides a
variety of services and products including botanical skin care, teas, herbs and herb blends, botanical
extracts, herbal distillates/hydrosols, microbiology services and education. She lives and gardens with
her family in Colorado where she is a member of the Rocky Mountain Unit of HSA.
Lorraine Kiefer
Lorraine Kiefer is the founder of the South Jersey Unit of The Herb Society of America and has been a
member of HSA for over 20 years. With her husband, Ted, she owns and operates Triple Oaks Nursery
& Herb Garden, a retail garden center and gift shop in Franklinville, New Jersey. Lorraine is a regular
garden columnist for several local newspapers and has contributed articles to Green Scene and the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Gardening for Fragrance. She lectures regularly at the Philadelphia Flower
Show on topics ranging from flower arranging and kitchen gardening to herbal history and fragrant
plants.
Karen Langan
Karen and her husband Mark run Mulberry Creek Herb Farm, an organic herb nursery in Huron, Ohio.
Karen has degrees in Agricultural Research and Greenhouse Production from Ohio State University’s
Agricultural Technical Institute and over 20 years experience working in horticulture. She and Mark also
teach classes at their herb farm on a variety of herbal topics, including organic gardening,
aromatherapy, herbal crafts and herbal cooking. Karen and Mark are business members of The Herb
Society of America.
Mark Langan
Mark has a degree in ornamental horticulture from Washington State University and has been working in
the horticulture field since he was a teenager. He and his wife, Karen, run Mulberry Creek Herb Farm,
an organic herb nursery in Huron, Ohio. They also lecture and offer workshops on herbs and gardening.
Mark and Karen are business members of The Herb Society of America.
Theresa Loe
Theresa Loe tends her herb and flower gardens with her husband and two young sons in sunny
California. As an author, video host and garden writer, Theresa has been working in the herbal field for
more than 18 years focusing on how to incorporate the fragrances, flavors and beauty of herbs into the
home. She writes for numerous magazines and writes "The Herbal Pantry" column for The Herb
Companion. Her yearly calendar, "The Herbal Calendar" (Tidemark Press), features her seasonal
recipes, crafts and garden projects. Theresa also lectures on herbal gardening, cooking, home
entertaining, gardening with children, and the historical uses of herbs.
Billi Parus
Billi is a member of HSA's Tidewater Unit. She is the former chair of HSA's Awards Committee and has
served on HSA's National Herb Garden Committee. Billi also runs Lavender Hill House, a business in
Virginia Beach, Virginia, offering herbal products and gifts.
Ellen Scannell
Ellen has been a member of HSA and a Master Gardener since 1986. She is currently an HSA member
at large in the West District. While a member of the Northern New Jersey Unit, Ellen was co-curator of
the Wick Farm Garden and curator of the Colonial Herb Garden on the Rutgers campus. In Oregon she
founded the Lavender and Demonstration Garden and tends the Culinary Herb Garden on the Extension
Grounds. She also writes a monthly herb article for the Master Gardener newsletter.
Rexford Talbert
Rexford Talbert has been a member of The Herb Society of America since 1968 and is the recipient of
the Nancy Putnam Howard Award for Horticultural Excellence. He is the co-founder and former
chairman of the South Texas Unit and has served on the HSA Board of Directors. Rex served on the
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
as Senior Information Research Scientist and is now retired. He has written and lectured on herbs for
over 40 years and has been published in The Herb Companion, Kitchen Gardens, The Gilded Herb and
The Herbarist, among others.
Arthur O. Tucker, Ph.D.
Dr. Tucker is a research professor at Delaware State University specializing in the chemistry and
identification of herbs. He is a member of the Rosemary Circle and the Northern New Jersey Unit of
HSA and has received HSA's Nancy Putnam Howard Award for Excellence in Horticulture, the Helen de
Conway Little Medal of Honor, and the Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature. Art
has a B.S. from Kutztown State College and M.S. and doctoral degrees from Rutgers University. He is a
nationally recognized expert on flavor, fragrance and medicinal plants and has been published many
times in scholarly and popular publications. Dr. Tucker is co-author of The Big Book of Herbs with
Thomas DeBaggio.
Andrew Van Hevelingen
Andrew Van Hevelingen has been growing herbs since 1966 and runs a wholesale herb nursery with his
wife, Melissa. He is a past president of Willamette Valley Herb Society and The Hardy Plant Society of
Oregon, and has been published in The Herb Companion and The Lavender Bag. Andrew lectures on
occasion, supplies photographs to HSA, and is a member of HSA's Promising Plants Committee.
Acknowledgements
Research assistance provided by HSA Librarians Christine Liebson and Helen M. Tramte.
Image Credits
Images provided courtesy of Robin Siktberg, Susan Belsinger, and Deni Bown, Gerard’s herbal image
photographed from: Gerard, John, 1545-1612. The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes. Enlarged
and revised by T. Johnson. London: A. Islip, J. Norton and R. Whitakers, 1633. (HSA Library rare book
collection),
Cover photographs (clockwise from top left): Melissa officinalis, (www.dreamstime.com), Susan
Belsinger, Robin Siktberg, and Susan Belsinger.
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