Common Name: Chives, Onion Botanical Name: Allium schoenoprasum • Zone: 4-8 • Type: Bulbous perennial • Height: 1-1.5 ft. • Width: 1-1.5 ft. • Habit: Upright, mounding • Flower: Globular, clover-like, purple • Bloom Season: April-May • Foliage: Thin, tubular, grass-like, dark green leaves • Flavor: Mild onion-like flavor • Fragrance: Onion • Sun: Full […]
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Floral Vinegar Combinations
Floral Vinegar Combinations Apple Cider Vinegar • Nasturtium flowers and leaves, shallot, garlic, hot red pepper • Nasturtium, garlic chives, dill flowers Champagne Vinegar • Roses, lemon balm Red Wine Vinegar • Lovage, oregano, marjoram, basil flowers • Nasturtium flowers and leaves, shallot, garlic, hot red pepper Rice Wine Vinegar • Calendula, lemon thyme, lemon […]
Herbal Vinegar Combinations
Herbal Vinegar Combinations Apple Cider Vinegar • Dill, bay, garlic • Horseradish, shallot, hot red pepper • Dill, mustard seeds, lemon balm, garlic • Tarragon, chives, lemon balm, shallots, garlic Champagne Vinegar • Lemon balm, lemon verbena, lemon thyme, lemongrass, lemon zest Malt Vinegar • Tarragon, garlic chives, whole cloves, garlic, shallots Red Wine Vinegar […]
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 […]