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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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)
Native Plants
anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) azure sage (S. azurea grandiflora) black elderberry (Sambuca nigra) butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) columbine, red (Aquilegia formosa) false indigo (Baptisia australis) goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) Indian mint, Yerba Buena (Satureja douglasii) Indian pink (Spigelia marilandica) Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata) Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Missouri primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) prairie coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) rose verbena […]
Yarrow
common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Summer Pastels yarrow
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 […]
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 […]