Herb Garden - Page 2 of 12
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How-To
Herbal Teas, From Garden to Teacup
My first experience with herbal tea was an attempt to locate herbs for an allegedly healthful tea an herbalist friend had prescribed. It was about 20 years ago, and the…
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Article
Heat Lovers
Today’s garden photos come from our friend Cherry Ong. She writes, "A lot of my gardening friends are pining for summer so I thought I would share photos of a…
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Plant Guide
The Princess™ Spanish lavender
Lavandula stoechas 'IBPR901-2'This Spanish lavender features the most intense pink blossoms in the species
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Article
The Burren Perfumery Garden
Here's one last garden for you to see from my recent trip to Ireland, the Burren Perfumery. It is a unique and lovely place to visit with its shop full…
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Design
An Herb Garden in Three Parts
A trio of gardens with different designs and different uses blends into a harmonious whole
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Design
Make a Hypertufa Trough
Molded concrete containers can be made in nearly any shape and size you want
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Plant Guide
‘Berggarten’ sage
Salvia officinalis ‘Berggarten’Cooks and gardeners alike are indebted to this evergreen perennial for the unique, pungent flavor and aroma that its gray-green leaves produce.
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Plant Guide
Compact wall germander
Teucrium chamaedrys var. compactumThis compact, evergreen subshrub has glossy, dark green leaves and grows to only 5 inches tall and 16 inches wide.
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Plant Guide
‘Pesto Perpetuo’ basil
Ocimum × citriodorum 'Pesto Perpetuo''Pesto Perpetuo' basil not only produces copious amounts of leaves for cooking but also is easy on the eye.
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Plant Guide
Saffron crocus
Crocus sativus
The saffron crocus blooms in the autumn, producing 1 to 5 rich lilac flowers with dark purple veins, held wide open above inconspicuous foliage.