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ANISE
HYSSOP
Agastache rugosa
Showy dark purple flower spikes in July-September. Attracts
beneficials. Anise hyssop makes a pleasing licorice tea (also
clears fevers & strengthens stomach). Height 3 feet. Click on
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BASIL
GENOVESE
This larger leaved variety is often considered the best
for pesto lovers. Distinctive sweet flavour and dark green
glossy leaves on sturdy bushy plants, good for harvesting
all season long. Height 12-18". 70 days. Click
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Optional:
Grow in a 1 or 2-gallon pot in screened compost in a hot site,
and feed with liquid fish fertilizer to promote production.
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BASIL
- LEMON
Ocimum citriodorum
Smaller leaves have a surprisingly lemon flavour. Bushy, sturdy
plants are especially suited to container growing. Grows well
in 1- gal. pot in full sun. Height 18". A great variation
of basil! Click
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BASIL
- SACRED (HOLY)
Ocimum sanctum
Although
cultivated the same way as other basil varieties, sacred basil
sets itself apart by its pungent aroma and many medicinal
properties, one of them improving memory! Basil needs temperatures
of 75-90 F for germination, and grows best in warm weather.
Hindu people in India worship this plant as 'Tulasi'- the
incarnation of the Goddess. 75 days. Click on image to view
larger frame.
TIP:
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BASIL
- SWEET ITALIAN
Ocimum basilicum
This
traditional variety is a favourite for everyday eating from
summer to first frost. Heavy yields of large aromatic leaves
from sturdy bushy plants. Basil is a tender annual that needs
heat to thrive. In cool springs seed later, and plant out
only once the soil has warmed, unless given protection from
landscape fabric or a cloche overhead. Optional: Grow in a
1 or 2-gallon pot in screened compost in a hot site, and feed
with liquid fish fertilizer to promote further production
after heavy harvests. Height 12- 18". Click on image to view
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BORAGE
Borago officinalis
This self-seeding annual herb is also called 'The Herb of Happiness'
because it's a good companion to many plants and attract bees
for pollination. Its vibrant blue flowers are edible, with a
light and refreshing cucumber flavour. Use as a garnish in salads,
desserts & fruit punches. Height 2 feet. Click on image to view
larger frame.
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CALENDULA
- THE GARDEN PATH MIX
Calendula officinalis
A charming blend of hardy annuals, which will grow anywhere
and blooms almost year round. Easy-to-grow, self-seeding annual
with cheery lemon yellow to orange daisy-like flowers. The flower
petals are edible and perk up summer salads. They also make
soothing salves and healing ointments. Grows in any soil in
full sun to part shade. Height 12". Click on image to view larger
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CATNIP
Nepeta
cataria
Keep your pussycat purring by growing this plant in the herb
border. Chloe loves to sit by the catnip patch on a sunny
day, and imbibes the fragrance for hours. Tall pink and white
flower spikes are great in fresh or dried arrangements. A
reliable hardy perennial which comes back every year. Height
3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
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CHAMOMILE
Matricaria
recuita
Tiny daisy-like white flowers with yellow centres and feathery
leaves. Easy-to-grow in full sun, but also takes cooler weather,
when flowers last longer. Space seedlings 4" apart for a groundcover.
Harvest flowers regularly for delicious, soothing and calming
teas. 75 days. Click on image to view larger frame.
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CHIVES - Purple flowered
Allium schoenoprasum
Established clumps of perennial chives are easy to grow, and
provide mild oniony greens all season long. An ornamental
edible, both the leaves and the showy purple blossoms are
edible. Good choice for pot culture or container growing.
Winter hardy. Click on image to view larger frame.
TIP: Cutting to
the ground renews a straggly clump with vibrant fresh shoots.
Height 12".
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CORIANDER
Slo-Bolt Cilantro
This hardy annual strain is well suited to leaf production,
and does not bolt to seed before producing clumps of pungent
cilantro flavoured leaves. Easy-to-grow by direct seeding in
spring and again in fall. Harvest by cutting bunches with scissors.
Will regrow. Leaving some to go to seed means fresh coriander
seed for the spice cupboard and a guarantee that it will reseed
itself. A vital ingredient for Mexican and Chinese cuisine.
Height 12". Click on image to view larger frame.
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CULVERS
ROOT
Veronicastrum virginicum album
An outstanding native wildflower, deserving of a special spot
in any sunny border. Plants form a tall, bushy clump of dark-green
leaves, bearing huge branching spikes of white flowers from
late summer into the fall, the tips arching in a unique and
graceful way. Outstanding as a cut flower. Clumps may be easily
divided in early spring. Attractive to butterflies. Beautiful
at the waterside. Click on image to view larger frame.
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EVENING
SCENTED PRIMROSE
Oenothera biennis
Showy spikes of primrose-yellow flowers June to September.
Long tap roots eaten as a vegetable, shoots eaten in salads.
Self seeds. Grows well in full sun or part shade. Biennial.
Height 3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
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FEVERFEW
Tanecetum parthenium
Small white and yellow daisy-like flower clusters above pale-green
ferny foliage. Easy-to-grow in full sun or part shade. Self
seeds readily. I like it for filling in flower arrangements,
but it is also used in wreath making and for potpourris. Click
on image to view larger frame.
TIP: Cut back
after first flowering it will reflower. Height 12".
Medicinally chewing a
little bit of leaf daily helps ease migraines, or infuse 2-3
leaves in a tea. Active ingredient: parthenolide.
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FIGWORT
Scrophularia nodosa
A clumping perennial herb with attractive chocolate and yellow
flowers spikes in summer. Watch out as self seeding makes this
a fast spreader, especially in moist soils. Fresh leaves can
be made into a healing ointment for sprains, swellings, inflammations,
gangrene and burns. Height 30". Click on image to view larger
frame.
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GARLIC
CHIVES
Allium schoenoprasum
Mauve flowered (Rare)
A most unusual strain of garlic chives with showy, mauve/purple
starburst flowers in fall. Flat-leaved perennial chives grow
into generous leafy clusters Chop fresh leaves into salads and
use in any dish where a mild hit of garlic is desired. Winter
hardy. Height 10-12". Click on image to view larger frame.
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HEMP AGRIMONY
Perennial
attracts wildlife- bees, flies, beetles, moths and butterflies.
Thrives in dappled shade and moist soils. Chiefly used as
a detoxifying herb for fevers, colds, flu and other viral
conditions. Height to 3 feet. Click on image to view larger
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LEMON
BALM
Melissa officinalis
Perennial with vibrant-green, lemon-scented leaves. Fast-spreading
bushy plants can be cut back several times, before flowering,
for leaves used fresh or dried in calming teas. Fresh-chopped
leaves add a hit of lemon to salads, soups and stews. Grows
well in full sun or part shade, especially in moist soils. Height
2 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
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MILK THISTLE
Silybum marianum
A striking sight in the garden with its glossy green/white-veined
leaves and showy purple thistle flowers. Preparations and
tinctures are made from the seeds for the cleansing of the
liver and the treatment of liver disease. Self seeds readily.
Height 30". Click on image to view larger frame.
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MOTHERWORT
Leonurus cardiaca
Tall, square-stemmed perennial herb with pink flowers in upper
leaf axils from July to September. All parts of the plant
may be dried and used. Medicinally Motherwort is a gentle
sedative which calms the entire nervous system and helps with
PMS and menstrual pain. Height 3 feet. Click on image to view
larger frame.
TIP: Best not
to allow self-seeding, this plant establishes easily.
Culpepper wrote of
Motherwort:
"There is no better herb to drive melancholy vapours from
the heart, to strengthen it and make the mind cheerful, blithe
and merry. May be kept in a syrup, or conserve. It cleanse
the chest of cold phlegm and killeth worms in the belly. It
is of good use to warm and dry up the cold humours, to digest
and disperse them that are settled in the veins, joints and
sinews of the body and to help cramps and convulsions.'
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PARCEL
Celery Flavoured Parsley
Dark-green, flat-leaved parsley with the added flavour of celery!
Easy-to-grow. Large leaves easy to harvest. Use for soups, salads,
casseroles, and egg dishes. Biennial. Height 18inches. Click
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RUMEX SANGUINEUM
Red-Veined
or Bloody Dock is a half-hardy perennial named for the showy
blood-red veins in green fronds. It over winters and bounces
back easily in late winter, providing edible young leaves
that can be harvested for addition to salads. Removing seed
heads in June-July produces more basal leaves for fresh eating.
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TIP: Remove seeds
before dispersal as this plant self-seeds easily!
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SAGE - CULINARY
Salvia officinalis
A reliable hardy perennial herb, which comes back year after
year. Taking cuttings for drying at the end of the season
will make the plant bushier and more productive. Easy to dry,
sage is an ornamental edible with bright-blue flowers against
grey/green aromatic leaves. Easily dried for culinary uses:
stuffing, omelets, cheese and bean dishes. Gargling sage tea
is good for sore throats. Height 2 feet.
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SWEET CICELY
Myrrhis odorata
Attractive fern like foliage with delicate anise flavour used
fresh in salads. Helps sweeten rhubarb, so cuts down on use
of sugar. Self seeds readily. HP. Ht 2 feet.
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VALERIAN
Valeriana officinalis
This hardy perennial has pretty soft-pink flower clusters
on tall stalks above attractive foliage. Valerian roots are
harvested in the second year and can be made into tinctures,
teas and extracts for a gentle non-addictive sedative that
soothes the nerves and helps the body relax and get restful
sleep. Click on image to view larger frame.
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VERVAIN
Verbena officinalis
A delicate-looking perennial herb; clumps have lobed finely-toothed
leaves and tall, blue flower spikes in summer. Easy-to-grow
from seed. In northern Europe it was regarded as a sacred
herb, historically it was associated with witches and sorcerers,
used in ointments to defend against demonic illness and for
love potions. Height 30". Click on image to view larger frame.
TIP: Do not allow
to go to seed, as it will spread fast around the garden.
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