The gorgeous lavender flowers kept the bees very busy the past couple of weeks, but I noticed that the majority of the blooms had faded and the bees were absent Saturday morning. According to some sources, lavender flowers should be cut when the flowers first start blooming, in order to have the highest level of [...]
The two sage plants in the herb garden have produced quite a number of flower buds for the first time, and I have been waiting for them to bloom now for the past week. When I came home last night, I noticed that one already has. I’ve included a picture below of the beautiful flower, [...]
The herb garden is going crazy! Looking back at early pictures of the garden, it is clear that they are thriving. There isn’t much room for the basil plants anymore, but I’m going to put them in anyway. They could use the competition. In the center picture, you can also see the broccoli seedlings – [...]
The herbs have been enlivened by the warmer, sunny weather, offering up a whiff of fresh aroma as I sit on the stones and pick out the few weeds that managed their way in. The oregano has become quite a thick blanket of ground cover for the bed, entirely flanking the thyme plants in front [...]
I harvested sage, basil, Greek and Mexican oregano, marjoram and thyme this weekend. For those of you growing herbs for the first time, check out my three latest blogs about how to harvest these wonderful culinary delights!
