Select herbs for specialty herb gardens. Autumn Blooming Sages Beginner’s Culinary Garden Bee Garden Butterfly Garden Christmas Herbs Cocktail Garden Drought Tolerant Herb Garden Healing Garden Lavender in Your Herb Garden Mediterranean Herbs for Your St. Louis Garden Pizza Garden Rosemary in Your Herb Garden Sages for Your Herb Garden Sweet Herbs Tea Garden
Category: Specialty Gardens
Autumn Blooming Sages
If your garden lacks color in the fall, plant Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha) and pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) in the spring (that you bought at our spring herb sale of course). Buy at least three plants each for a large color display. For a really striking colorful show in autumn, you can’t go wrong […]
Beginner’s Culinary Garden
Italian flat leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum) common garden sage (Salvia officinalis) rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) English thyme (Thymus vulgaris) onion chives (Allium schoenoprasum) sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum)
Bee Garden
Bee Garden Think about gardening for pollinator bees such as red mason bees, blue orchard bees, and bumble bees. Aromatic herbs such as anise hyssop, basil, bee balm, lavender, marjoram, rosemary, sage, and thyme; bitter herbs such as rue, southernwood, and wormwood; and nectar-rich herbs such as borage and mint attract pollinator bees. The list […]
Butterfly Garden
Butterfly Garden These herbs attract butterflies to your garden. borage (Borago officinalis) lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) catmint (Nepeta x faassenii) English thyme (Thymus vulgaris) and other varieties milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Greek oregano (Origanum heracleoticum) and other varieties feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) German chamomile (Matricaria recutita) dill (Anethum graveolens) Italian flat leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum) […]
Christmas Herbs
Christmas Herbs The red and green in the herbs compliment the Christmas colors. Herbs that are appropriate for small live Christmas trees add diversity to the season and are useful after the holidays. Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) sports shiny, dark green, leathery, aromatic foliage. Bay laurel provides the leaves for traditional victory wreaths. Greek myrtle (Myrtus communis) […]
Cocktail Garden
Cocktail Garden Use these herbs in cocktails and beverages. Kentucky Colonel spearmint (Mentha spicata ‘Kentucky Colonel’) cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) lime basil (Ocimum basilicum) elderberry (Sambucus spp.) spearmint (Mentha spicata) lemon thyme (Thymus x citriodorus) Julep mint (Mentha spicata ‘Julep’) mojito mint (Mentha x villosa) Italian flat leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum) pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) strawberry (Fragaria) tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
Drought Tolerant Herbs
Drought Tolerant Herbs Many herbs are drought tolerant, so you can grow the plants you like (for culinary, medicinal, or fragrance) and enjoy them without a lot of labor. The herbs are drought tolerant after they are established. When you plant them in the ground, water them well, but do not drown them. Keep an […]
Healing Garden
Healing Garden lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) dill (Anethum graveolens) German chamomile (Matricaria recutita) lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) wild passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) valerian (Valeriana officinalis) purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) yarrow (Achillea millefolium) comfrey (Symphytum officinale) peppermint (Mentha × piperita) goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) angelica (Angelica archangelica) St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)
Lavender in Your Herb Garden
Lavender in Your Herb Garden Lavender (Lavendula) has many uses, flavoring cookies and sorbets, scenting cosmetics and perfumes, and repelling insects. Lavender attracts bees, butterflies, and birds to our gardens, helping with pollination. Lavender has a luscious fragrance that can lift the spirits and calm the nerves. Common lavender is often called English lavender because […]