Images & Copyright

Gardeners share generously: seeds, cuttings, advice. Photographs are different. They belong to the people who made them, and we treat them that way.

How Herb & Hollow sources its images

AI illustrations. Most garden, herb and apothecary images on the site are generated with AI image tools from prompts our team writes, then reviewed and chosen by an editor. They are labeled as AI-generated where relevant, and they are illustrations, not plant identification references. Our AI policy has more.

Product images. Pictures of seeds, tools, planters and grow lights in product lists may be provided by retailers through their affiliate programs, such as Amazon's, or by manufacturers, and are used under those terms.

Licensed photographs. Occasionally we license photos from stock libraries and use them within the license terms.

Our own designs. Pin graphics, charts, planting calendars and printable previews are created by our team.

Reader garden photos. We publish these only with written permission, credited as the gardener prefers.

We do not take photos from Instagram, Pinterest, forums or other blogs and republish them. If we'd like to feature another gardener's image, we ask first or use an official embed, and we credit them.

You're welcome to save Herb & Hollow images to your Pinterest boards with the Save button, which keeps the link to our guide. For other uses, such as reposting on social media, adding an image to your own website, or using it in anything you sell, please ask us first. Printable planners may not be shared or resold.

If your work appears here

We respect the work of photographers, illustrators and writers. If you believe something on Herb & Hollow is yours and was used without permission, you can ask us to:

credit you properly
change how the work is displayed
remove it entirely

Write to [email protected] with the subject "Image request." Please include the page address, a link to your original work, and what you'd like us to do. We reply within two business days.

Formal notices under the DMCA

Herb & Hollow follows the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512. If you prefer to send a formal notice of claimed infringement, it needs to contain:

Signature: the physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act for them.
The original work: identification of the copyrighted work you say was infringed, or a representative list if the notice covers several works.
The material on our site: identification of the material you say is infringing, with details reasonably sufficient for us to find it, such as its URL.
Your details: a mailing address, telephone number and email address where we can reach you.
Good faith: a statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
Accuracy: a statement that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right.

Send it to [email protected] or to Herb & Hollow, mailing address available on request by email. We review valid notices promptly and may remove or disable access to the material identified.

Disputing a removal

If something you supplied was removed and you believe that happened through mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice. It should include your physical or electronic signature; identification of the material and where it appeared before removal; a statement, under penalty of perjury, of your good-faith belief that it was removed by mistake or misidentification; and your name, address and telephone number together with your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the district where your address is located.

A note on false claims

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), a person who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed in error, may be liable for damages. In appropriate circumstances, Herb & Hollow will end access for repeat infringers.