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 […]
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Sages for Your Herb Garden
Sages for Your Herb Gaden The garden sage (Salvia officinalis) we know and love for Thanksgiving turkey and dressing and sausages is a hardy plant that can grow two feet tall and five feet wide. The gray green leaves can be an anchor in an herb or flower garden. Sage’s beautiful blue flowers are edible […]
Sage
azure sage (Salvia azurea grandiflora) Flowers bright azure Bloom Season summer until frost Foliage gray green Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, bees Type perennial Light full sun Water low Size 36-60” tall, 24-48″ spread The striking neon azure flowers catch your attention. Hummingbirds and butterflies love this native sage. Azure sage is a showy addition to an herb garden, cottage garden, or native plant garden. […]
Artemisia 2014 Herb of the Year
The International Herb Association has named artemisia the 2014 herb of the year. Everyone who attends our annual herb will be entered in a drawing for a beautiful herbal wreath made from silvery artemisia, and complemented by blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis), Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha), Provence lavender (Lavandula x intermedia ‘Provence’), rose (Rosa), santolina […]