How to Use yarrow in a Sentence

yarrow

noun
  • On the front of the card, write your guest's name in calligraphy, and paste the cluster of yarrow next to it.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But in an ecolawn, a broadleaf herbicide will kill the clover and English daisy and damage the yarrow.
    Kym Pokorny, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Three common components of an eco-lawn are clover, grass and yarrow.
    oregonlive, 7 May 2023
  • The buttercups along the roadside, the goldenrod and horseweed in the ditches, the yarrow and thistle on the shoulder.
    John Carlisle, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Take yarrow, for example, a plant that the Greek hero Achilles is said to have used to treat his soldiers’ wounds during the battle of Troy.
    National Geographic, 18 May 2020
  • Feverfew, astilbe and heuchera blooms, Queen Anne’s lace, dianthus, yarrow, goldenrod and love-in-a-mist work well in this role.
    Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 12 July 2017
  • There are blue sage and yarrow and mallow and tobacco and oregano and marjoram.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021
  • On a tree outside his tasting room, a swollen deer bladder stuffed with yarrow blossoms once hung.
    Laura M. Holson, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Sunflower, yarrow, billy balls, and witch hazel are also sure to put a smile on your Valentine’s face.
    Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Grow nectar plants with small flowers, such as dill, parsley, wild carrot, and yarrow, to bring them to your garden.
    The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2016
  • Between-bush plants In between the bushes, plant asparagus, which grows when the berries aren't ripe, and yarrow, which is medicinal for colds.
    Popular Mechanics, 3 Feb. 2017
  • In summer the garden is abloom with purple-blue penstemon, red fuchsia, and creamy yarrow.
    Marta Yamamoto, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2017
  • The plant has small groups of white flowers in an umbrella formation, similar to a common yarrow or cow parsnip, the city said.
    Dallas News, 21 July 2022
  • Use yarrow as a groundcover or along borders to bring pollinating bees to your space.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Camp shifted on Thursday from the river to studies of local plants: birch and willow, yarrow and Arctic cotton, fireweed and stinkweed.
    Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News, 21 July 2017
  • This one is made with a combination of cleansing white sage, calming lavender, loving rose, and healing rose-hips and yarrow.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Shop vibrant blooms like coral daisies, autumn sunflowers and golden yarrow, plus grass stems like pampas, wheat and bunny tails.
    Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 13 June 2023
  • From petite yarrow to towering magnolias, read on to learn more about the 50 most beautiful white flowers to plant in your garden and use in bouquets.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 30 June 2023
  • This includes classics like quaking aspen, yarrow, big sagebrush, columbine and milkweed.
    Anna Webb, idahostatesman, 23 June 2017
  • The yarrow and white statice add a lovely fluffy texture, giving the wreath a cheery personality, perfect for anyone who loves to keep a sense of humor on Halloween.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Purple Karma barley, Siberian yarrow ‘Love Parade’, and a spicy puma pepper have caught our eye for some lavender-leaning crops to try when starting seeds for next spring.
    Sunset Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • In sunnier locales are Parry’s bellflower, yarrow, lupine and beardlip penstemon.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2023
  • Depending on the season she would be bundled up sitting in a chair or exploring the fields picking dandelions, yarrow and other herbs.
    courant.com, 24 July 2019
  • Goldenrods, daisies, alfalfa, and yarrow will attract these helpful bugs.
    The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2016
  • In addition to milkweed, adult monarchs also love nectar-rich plants like lantana, rudbeckia, and yarrow.
    Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Some perennials, such a coneflower and yarrow, revel in bright sun from morning until night while others, such as astilbe and old-fashioned bleeding heart, do best in afternoon shade.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2020
  • When rainy season arrives, many grasslands become coated with wildflowers such as yarrow, hyssop, and milkweed.
    Christina Nunez, National Geographic, 22 June 2019
  • The bloom was always brief, though, only lasting two weeks before making way for the next rounds of flowers – iris, yarrow, honeysuckle, coneflower – each tossing its own scent into the bouquet of summer.
    Lily Stewart, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
  • Our intent with Susurrus was always to always treat the fruit as a compliment to the botanical component of the beer, never drowning or dominating the delicate yarrow and sumac qualities.
    Hartford Courant, 17 June 2022
  • Among the plants chosen were velvety ‘Lamb’s Ears’, cushiony Dymondia, yarrow and numerous scented geraniums.
    Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2022

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