Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Medicinal Garden

I love this tree
Today Z and I bought some sprouted herbs to kick off the medicinal garden. Here is a list of the herbs we got:

Catnip
Rosemary
Parsley
Basil
Opal Basil
Oregano
Lemon Thyme
French Thyme
Lavender
Mint
Winter Savory
Marjoram
Chives

We got a couple of each for a total of 23 sprouts.

Pictures!

Herbs between two trees

Close up

This side of the yard gets only part sun, so these are shade tolerant herbs.

Here is the sunny side of the yard!

This area gets full sun all day

So the ones we got are some of my culinary/medicinal herbs. I am still going to get:

More Culinary:
Cilantro
Fennel
Garlic
Ginger
Rosehips

Edible Flowers:
Marigolds
Bergamot
Burnet
Hollyhock
Geranium
Violas
Bachelors Button
Chervil
Honeysuckle
Calendula

Tea Herbs:
Borage
Chamomile
Raspberries
Lemon Balm
Red Clover Flowers

Medicinal Herbs:
Echinacea
Hops
Pennyroyal
St. John's Wort
Yarrow

In other news, we have some sprouts in our spring garden! So far the beets, arugula and some of the broccoli have emerged from their soily depths. So exciting!

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