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 […]
Tag: comfrey
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)
Almond Comfrey Salve
Almond Comfrey Salve Lois shared this salve recipe. This is a good gardeners’ salve. 1¼ c almond oil 4 comfrey leaves, cut into small pieces 2½ T beeswax beads […]
Boo Boo Salve
Boo Boo Salve We shared this recipe and samples at our Joy of Herbs Mini Workshop at Missouri Botanical Garden on March 18, 2017. 2 c olive oil […]
Other Herbs
aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) arnica (Arnica montana) astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) black cohosh (Actaea racemosa) columbine, red (Aquilegia formosa) comfrey, knitbone, boneset (Symphytum officinale) blue borage (Borago officinalis) salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor) synonymous with Poterium sanguisorba Cardamon (Elettaria cardamomum) edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) Vertissimo chervil, French parsley (Anthriscus cerefolium) costmary (Tanacetum balsamita) dwarf curry plant (Helichrysum angustifolium) cutting celery […]
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 […]