I have one large sage bush, 4 varieties of thyme, cat mint, summer savory, chives, purple bee balm, winter savory, 2 varieties of oregano, lavender, chamomile, cilantro, parsley, marjoram, tarragon, rosemary, nasturtiums, a couple of Stella Dora daylilies and a hydrangea that my late daughter bought me for Mother's Day in this garden. I think that's it. I also plant basil, parsley & nasturtiums in the vegetable beds.
This is the out of control oregano after it's haircut. I am sure that I will have to cut it back several times before the season is over.
This is my sage bush after a trimming. I got a small piece from my mother's bush about 5 years ago when I moved here.
Some nice mint that I harvested for mojitos! I have 4 varieties of mint, all in pots. I will not plant mint in the ground. It's too invasive.
Some parsley that I dried in the oven.
I used the convection setting on low and it turned out great! I also dried some basil in the oven. That also dried well. I always have a hard time keeping the color when I dry the parsley and basil.
Well, this surge in the herb garden got me started drying my herbs early this year. I have some tarragon, oregano and summer savory hanging to dry. I always forget to start drying the herbs until later in the season. I think this will lighten my work load during the heavy harvest and canning time. The herbs will probably be nicer too.
I had no idea how invasive mint can be. I planted it in March and I can see that it will grow too big too fast. I will probably take it out in the next few days.
ReplyDeleteI love your sage bush; I wish mine was this big.
You have a lovely herb garden!
MojVrt, The mint will take over. There was a small amount of mint on the side of my house when I moved here. It took me 3 years to get rid of it. Thanks a bunch!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice selection of herbs!
ReplyDeleteIs winter savory invasive for you? I had to take it out of my herb garden because it was seeding itself like crazy. maybe my climate is too favorable for this plant...
You remind me that I forgot to plant parsley and cilantro, which I should so ASAP.
Angela, My winter savory has not been invasive. I have had it for about 4 years now. I do need to add compost to my herb garden though. I have not been as attentive with the soil in that garden as I should be.
ReplyDeleteMy herbs are not nearly as big! I'm hoping that all will overwinter ok...expect that is for the rosemary. It's way too cold here.
ReplyDeleteMojitoes! My favorite. I wish we lived closer. haha.
Thomas, The herbs usually overwinter well....except for the rosemary. I covered my rosemary and thought that it had made it through the winter. Then it died. I also lost some thyme plants this past winter.
ReplyDelete"The Italian" has finally mastered his mojito recipe. We had them twice this week! I will post a picture at a later date for you to envy over :)