One of the best things about herbs in the landscape here in eastern Ky is the deer leave them alone, can't say the same for the tulips or roses though.
Gardening is so relaxing and it's nice to grow something you can use in the kitchen, I grow my herbs for cooking, for the critters and just for the joy of wonderful smells.
My garden grows
Lavendar
mints
catnip
oregano
thyme
sorrel
chives
rosemary(well it's in the house right now)
basil
lemon...
I've never managed to winter over my rosemary outside so this year I brought mine in and have had it sitting on the kitchen counter by a window , I've enjoyed it all winter, and now that it's spring I'm ready to put it back outside , but I know I'll miss it sitting here by my sink, so I'm...
I grow lemon balm, well actually it doesnt need my help, I really don't care for the smell reminds me of furniture polish but when allowed to go to seed the wild finch really love it. It grows freely with my cat nip and when in seed I attract all the neighborhood finches which are quite a site I...
I have started lots of forsythia from cutting branches and sticking in the ground, I place mine in moist (not soggy) ground and roots grow , it just takes them longer to get established this way , as opposed to digging up those that already have roots. I do this in the spring and they have...
What a sweet picture. not many kids will eat brussel sprouts.
I just bought a few plants, I've never raised them, mom used too, but I love them and knowing that homegrown are so much better than store bought.