I love herbs.
I love to cook with them.
I love to eat them fresh.
I love to smell them.
I love to watch them bloom.
I love to use them in herbal remedies.
I even love to use them in soap.
When it came time to determine where to plant my herbs at the new house, it was a fairly easy decision. Some of them are duplicated in my dream garden so we have a larger harvest.
But most of them are planted outside my front door for easy access when I’m cooking.
I do share my herb garden with some of Emery’s flowers. It works well because it allows Emery room to plant his flowers and keeps him from complaining about weeding the herb garden.
We just established this new garden, so it’s still in the beginning stages. Right now it contains mostly perennials: oregano, thyme, lavender, rosemary, sage, chives, echinacea, and comfrey. There are also some annuals: curly parsley, italian parsley, and basil.
In the past we’ve had mints in the herb garden – pepperint, spearmint, and lemon balm. But I’m tired of containing them, so I haven’t planted them yet. I do miss having fresh mint, so I’m going to have to figure out a location for it.
If you’ve never done much cooking with fresh herbs, you’ll be amazed at the difference. Most herbs are very easy to grow and worth some space in your garden. Let me know if you fall in love with them as I have!
I love fresh herbs! It makes me feel like I am cooking fresher and cleaner when I put them in my food, but I also love the smell of them. Uuuuummmm-basil, cinnamon basil-rosemary!!
Me too! They make my mouth water. 😉 PJ
Mine too! I am going to try making cinnamon basil jelly this summer. My SIL made it a few years ago and it was yummy. This is the first year here in Arizona that I have been able to get the cinnamon basil to grow. I had to put it in a bed with shade over the top, but it is doing good and I am really excited!
Lavender is my favorite and this is the first year I have had any luck with it!
Hopefully this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship! We lost ours with this past horrid winter we had, but usually it over-winters very wel for us. PJ
Rosemary is my favorite. Thanks for sharing 🙂 it’s always fun to see how others’ gardens are prospering!
Love fresh rosemary and lots of fresh garlic cloves with chicken. Just the thought is making my mouth water. LOL PJ
I am learning to use fresh herbs by watching several popular cooking shows. It would be my dream to have fresh herbs ready to use at anytime:). It us awesome how your children are learning so many valuable things on your everyday life! Yay PJ:)
Thanks so much for that – I appreciate it. 🙂
PJ
This is an awesome herb garden. I have tried but haven’t been able to achieve it. Will keep trying though. This is really great.
That’s the fun part about gardening – there is always another season to keep practicing. 🙂
PJ