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 […]
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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) […]
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 […]