Recent Posts Tagged With 'Herbs'

• Sanguisorba officinalis \'Tanna\'

  Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 03:13 in Herbs, perennials

  Sanguisorba officinalis 'Tanna', Burnet, or PimpinelaInternationally renowned nurseryman and planting designer Piet Oudholf selected this form of the "Great Burnet" and named it for his wife Tanna. In its wild form it is found in mountain meadows of ...

• Eau de Cologne Mint

  Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 04:58 in Herbs, perennials, edible plants

  Mentha x piperita 'Citrata', Eau de Cologne Mint or Bergamot MintThis is a plant I can't live without and it really comes into its own during Summer. This mint is distinguished by having rounded leaves which are bronze green when given a spot with lo...

• Oregano

  Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 21:22 in Herbs, edible plants

  Ensalada de Tomate: Spanish onions, Greek 'Righani' and ripe tomatoesTomatoes with everything and every day is the case for me at the moment after the hot weather has ripened them all at lightening speed. Instead of the usual basil with tomatoes in a...

• Achillea \'The Beacon\'

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 05:30 in art, Herbs, perennials

  Achillea millefolium x ' The Beacon' syn 'Fanal'One of the easiest perennials to grow in temperate or sub tropical climates, Achillea or Yarrow, puts on a great display of flowers at this time of year. The flat plate like flowers are born on tall ste...

• Basil \'Genovese\'

  Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 19:06 in Herbs, edible plants

  Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese'The first Basil leaves are ready for harvest from an August planting. This variety has fine flavoured shiny green leaves and originates from Genoa in Italy where the famous pesto sauce was first made. (The seed is available...

• Santa Barbara Rosemary

  Posted on Thursday October 22nd, 2009 at 16:22 in Herbs, edible plants

  Rosemary 'Lockwood de Forest' One of the interesting Rosemary varieties I grow originated long ago in the garden of distinguished American landscape architect Lockwood de Forest (1896-1947). Lockwood and his wife Elizabeth (1898-1984) were keen gar...

• Tarragon little dragon

  Posted on Saturday October 17th, 2009 at 03:12 in Herbs, edible plants

  French Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) kitchen window herb Tarragon is one herb I can't live without. Being a herbaceous perennial plant it disappears underground during the cold months and makes a welcome return at this time of year. One could almo...

• Golden Rosemary

  Posted on Wednesday September 2nd, 2009 at 16:58 in Herbs, edible plants, exotic shrubs

  Rosmarinus officinalis aureus ,Golden RosemaryFor a brief time in early Spring this Rosemary puts on new growth which is a glowing golden yellow. As the weather warms up it changes to a more soft green colour. It is a robust plant usually reaching ab...

• Costa's Garden Odyssey

  Posted on Thursday August 27th, 2009 at 06:22 in Herbs, tv gardening

  Phytolacca americana, Pokeweed/InkweedThis traditional native American medicinal herb with its tiny pumpkin like seed heads flashed onto my TV screen tonight growing in a Permaculture garden featured on Costa's Garden Odyssey. What a great show, full...

• Eryngium maritimum, Sea Holly

  Posted on Friday August 14th, 2009 at 17:39 in art, Herbs, perennials, edible plants

  Eryngium maritimum, Sea Holly (Cardo Corredor/Cardo rolador)at Meia Praia Beach ,Lagos, Portugal. photographed by Julio ReisEryngo or Sea Holly is an interesting plant with a fascinating history. As the common name suggests,it is a spiny leaved plant...