Bringing Herbs to Life
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Calendula ‘officinalis’ Available Spring 2012. Order Now. |
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Petals are edible and are often added to salads, vegetable dishes and blended into butters. Used as a substitute for the more expensive saffron.
Annual
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$3.50 |
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Catmint ‘nepeta Walker’s Low’ |
Low growing and very fragrant herb often enjoyed by cats and kittens. More gently fragranced than common catnip almost mint-like.
P PS/S |
$3.50 ADD TO CART |
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Catnip Nepeta cataria Available Spring 2012. Order Now. |
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Loved by the kitties. Makes a great tea for people too. P |
$3.50 ADD TO CART |
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Chamomile, German ‘Matricaria recutita’
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Very prolific bloomer. This herb makes a fantastic and relaxing tea.
Reseeding Annual PS/S |
$3.50 ADD TO CART |
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Chamomile, Roman ‘Anthemis nobilis’
Available Spring 2012. Order Now. |
Traditional ground cover. Can be cut like grass. This plant is great for erosion control or in an area where grass does not grow well.
PS/S |
$3.50 ADD TO CART |
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Chive, Fine Leaf ‘Allium schoenoprasum ’Available Spring 2012. Order Now. |
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Thinly speared with a delicate onion flavor. Often is one of the first herbs to pop up in spring. Blossoms are used in salads and vinegars.
P/FS/PS |
$3.25 ADD TO CART |
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Chive, Garlic ‘Allium tuberosum’
Available Spring 2012. Order Now. |
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Flat leaf speared shaped blades. Delicate garlic flavor with white blossoms.
P/FS/PS |
$3.25 ADD TO CART |
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Comfrey |
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Large leaf plant with medicinal properties. Also, when added to compost pile produces excellent compost. |
$4.50 |
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Dill, Bouquet |
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Dark green. Lots of foliage. Foliage is used in salads, sauces and tea. Seeds for pickles. Self Seeding Annual |
$3.25 |
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Dill, Dukat |
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Very tall and very prolific. Large seed heads for pickling. Self seeding annual. |
$3.25 |
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Dill, Fernleaf |
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Compact dill which provides lots of foliage. |
$3.25 |
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A – Annual which produces foliage, flowers and seeds in one season. Annuals do not survive for more than one year nor in temperatures below forty degrees. |
B – Biennial which produces foliage in the first year and flowers and dies in the second year. Biennials often reseed producing another crop. |
P –Perennials are plants which come back after freezing temperatures and thrive throughout the year usually going dormant in winter.
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TP – Tender perennial are plants that may suffer some damage to cold temps. FS – Full Sun PS/S – Partial
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