Everything you Need to Grow Your Own Herbs
There are differences in height, spread and flowering from spikes to inter leaf flowers. You will find that both lavender and rosemary are a great addition to a sunny garden with free draining soil, but lavender will be used more in sweet dishes and rosemary in savory.
Gardener’s may say rosemary and thyme have similar growing needs, being drought tolerant and sun loving. Requiring adequate drainage but little else from the soil. Chefs will have an understanding of he depth of flavor from rosemary and the pine notes from both. The subtle citrus from lemon thyme.
Fines Herbes are used in many lighter dishes in our home and we wanted to highlight the very strict requirements there verses the casual nature of herbs de Provence. Fines … Continue Reading Fines Herbes Vs Herbs De Provence
We love our herb garden when it starts to flower and so do the bees. So I wanted to share with you the top flowering herbs for bees. For a … Continue Reading How To Make A Bee Friendly Herb Garden
Drying lavender is essential if you want to benefit from that gorgeous fragrance all year round. We love to grow lavender and have several hedges around the garden. The drying … Continue Reading How To Dry And Store Lavender
We grow herbs in lots of different ways in our garden, but the ones that get used the most for flavouring our food are the pots by the back door! … Continue Reading Herbs In Pots A Complete Guide