Herbal Cream Cheese 8 oz cream cheese chopped fresh herbs of your choice, or dried 1 t lemon juice 1 t Worcestershire sauce Combine ingredients and stir until blended smooth. Serve in a pretty container with edible flowers and small basil leaves on top, or pipe onto a tasty leaf, like a nasturtium or a […]
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Eggplant Caponata
Eggplant Caponata 1 small globe eggplant, 3 T red wine vinegar cut in ½ inch dice (about a pound) ½ t dried oregano 3 T olive oil […]
Boursin Cheese
Boursin Cheese ½ t garlic powder ¼ t marjoram ½ t oregano ¼ t cracked black pepper ¼ t basil ¼ t thyme Mix herbs with 8 […]
Grow Basil Under Grow Lights
Basil does well under grow lights indoors during the winter. Set the lights to be on 16 hours a day. Take cuttings now, that have at least 6 leaves. Pull off the bottom three and put the cutting in water. In two weeks, the basil roots adequately to plant it in a pot. Set it […]
The Fragrance of Herbs
The Fragrance of Herbs Presented by The Webster Groves Herb Society at Missouri Botanical Garden May 20, 2017 Enjoy the fragrance of rosemary, basil, thyme, chocolate mint, and other fragrant herbs. What is Aromatherapy? Aromatherapy is the practice of using the natural oils extracted from flowers, bark, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a […]
The Joy of Herbs
The Joy of Herbs Presented by The Webster Groves Herb Society at Missouri Botanical Garden March 18, 2017 Herbs benefit vegetable plants. Grow these herbs near your vegetable plants for a bountiful harvest. Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Basil benefits asparagus, peppers and potatoes. Cilantro Cilantro with tomatoes gets shaded and won’t go to seed as quickly. […]
Easy Herbs to Grow
Easy Herbs to Grow Presented by The Webster Groves Herb Society at Missouri Botanical Garden April 16, 2016 Easy herbs for beginners to grow include basil, chives, lemon balm, parsley, sage, and thyme. Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Basil is an annual in the St. Louis area and easily grows in full sun in the ground or […]
The Beauty of the Bees
Plant aromatic herbs whose flowers attract pollinator bees such as red mason bees, blue orchard bees, and bumble bees. anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) basil (Ocimum basilicum) bee balm (Monarda didyma) borage (Borago officianalis) catmint (Nepeta) catnip (Nepeta cataria) chives (Allium schoenoprasum) comfrey (Spymphytum officianale) lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) marjoram (Origanum vulgare) mints (Mentha) lemon thyme (Thymus […]