Herbal Butter WGHS Member Anita made this delicious herbal butter to serve with the tasty homemade bread that Barb made for our 2015 Autumn Herb Gathering. ½ c butter (softened) 1 t minced fresh parsley (½ t dried) ½ t minced fresh sage (¼ t dried) ½ t minced fresh thyme (¼ t dried) Combine […]
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Bee Garden
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 […]
Lavender
Betty Blue lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Betty Blue’) Blue Star lavender (L. stoechas ‘Blue Star’) Dilly Dilly lavender (L. x intermedia ‘Dilly Dilly’) Dutch Mill lavender (L. x intermedia ‘Dutch Mill’) Ellagance Pink lavender (L. angustifolia ‘Ellagance Pink’) Ellagance Purple lavender (L. angustifolia ‘Ellagance Purple’) Fernleaf lavender (L. pinnata ‘Fernleaf’) Fred Boutin lavender (L. x intermedia ‘Fred Boutin’) Folgate lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Folgate’) Goodwin Creek lavender (L. heterophylla ‘Goodwin Creek’) Grosso lavender (L. x intermedia ‘Grosso’) Hidcote Blue lavender (L. angustifolia ‘Hidcote Blue’) Kew Red Spanish lavender (L. […]
Butterfly Garden
Butterfly Garden These herbs attract butterflies to your garden. borage (Borago officinalis) lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) catmint (Nepeta x faassenii) English thyme (Thymus vulgaris) and other varieties milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Greek oregano (Origanum heracleoticum) and other varieties feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) German chamomile (Matricaria recutita) dill (Anethum graveolens) Italian flat leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum) […]
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)
Lavender in Your Herb Garden
Lavender in Your Herb Garden Lavender (Lavendula) has many uses, flavoring cookies and sorbets, scenting cosmetics and perfumes, and repelling insects. Lavender attracts bees, butterflies, and birds to our gardens, helping with pollination. Lavender has a luscious fragrance that can lift the spirits and calm the nerves. Common lavender is often called English lavender because […]
Mediterranean Herbs for Your St. Louis Garden
Mediterranean Herbs for Your St. Louis Garden Plants lavender (Lavandula augustifolia) sweet marjoram (Origanum marjorana) Greek oregano (Origanum vulgare) rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) sage (Salvia officinalis) gray santolina (Santolina chamaecyparissus) thyme (Thymus vulgaris) lemon thyme (Thymus x citriodorus) Although the natural habitat of these herbs is along the Mediterranean Sea, you can adapt them to our region with […]
Rosemary in Your Herb Garden
Rosemary in Your Herb Garden Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is traditionally associated with remembrance. The two basic types of rosemary are upright and prostrate, both with needlelike leaves. The distinctive fragrance of rosemary flavors savory chicken, pork, and soup to sweet lemonade, cookies, and cake. Add several stems of rosemary to the cavity of a turkey […]
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 […]