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Posted in Container Gardening, Gardening, Herbs, In My Garden on Aug 1st, 2008
I recently checked out a gardening book from my local library called The Quotable Gardener which is edited by Charles Elliot. I love quotes, especially garden related quotes, so I decided to include a few of them in some of my posts starting with this one.
“My garden is an honest place. Every tree and every [...]
Posted in Herbal Recipes, Herbs, Lemon Verbena on Jul 31st, 2008
I have found my new favorite thing to do with fresh herbs this year. Well, it is not technically new; I did this years ago but then sort of stopped doing it. My family and I are really enjoying it this year though.
I have been making and experimenting with herbal sun teas. The process is [...]
Posted in Flowers, Gardening, In My Garden on Jul 30th, 2008
I know I just posted a picture of the cosmos that have taken over the herb garden but I couldn’t resist posting some more today. They are just so pretty right now. They are Picotee Cosmos and I bought them from Seeds of Change two years ago. I was a little disappointed when I planted them [...]
Posted in Comfrey, Gardening, Herbs, In My Garden on Jul 28th, 2008
Last year I excitedly purchased my first ever comfrey plant and carefully chose where I was going to plant it. I have always wanted to grow comfrey for numerous reasons but have never had the room to do so until we moved to our current home. I was sure to plant it in a spot [...]
Posted in Flowers, Gardening, Herbs, In My Garden on Jul 27th, 2008
I think I might have let too many cosmos and borage seeds come up this year. They are everywhere in the herb garden! I like to mix flowers, herbs, and veggies together but this is a little bit out of control. My poor lemon balm has been buried and is struggling to find some light. [...]
