Specializing Your Home Herb Garden
The beauty of growing an herb garden at home is that it can be specialized to suit your specific needs. Would you rather grow your own fresh herbs for cooking rather than buy packaged ones from the store? Then a culinary garden would be the garden for you. Are you looking to use herbs as an all-natural solution to boost your immune system, treat allergies and bolster your resistance to infections? A medicinal herb garden would be your answer. Or maybe, you're a lover of tea. In that case, you should look into planting an herbal tea garden. There are so many variations of herb gardens that it may take you longer to decide which garden to grow than to actually grow the garden!
Any home cook will tell you that having a culinary herb garden within reach is really handy. Fresh herbs add dimension and liveliness to recipes and having them an arm's length away makes adding them to food very convenient. A typical culinary herb garden might contain Garden Chives, Parsley, Cilantro, Basil, Mammoth, Oregano, Garden Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. A variation of a culinary garden would be an Italian herb garden. Italian recipes are among the most beloved the world over and this is partly due to the herbs used in their preparation. Here's what an Italian herb garden might contain: Genovese Basil, Parsley, Oregano, Fennel, Rosemary, Garlic and Sage. These Italian herbs would be complemented by Eggplant, Squash, Broccoli, Tomatoes and Cauliflower.
The Dutch word "druug" meaning "dry plant" evolved into the modern word "drug". This is appropriate since many of today's modern pharmaceuticals evolved from herbs. The best known example of this would be Aspirin. These days, though, many people prefer an all-natural method to relieve what ails them and herbs are a popular choice. Please remember that, even though herbs are a natural remedy, they can still induce side effects just like the drugs many of them evolved into. So, if you're thinking of planting a medicinal garden, do some research and speak you your doctor to make sure your herbs won't cause a bad reaction with any medications you might be taking. Medicinal herb gardens will usually contain Echinacea, Yarrow, St. John's Wort, Hyssop, Primrose, Valerian, Chamomile, Angelica, Horehound and Feverfew.
There's nothing quite like a yummy and nutritious cup of natural herbal tea. The ancients thought so too- the history of drinking herbal tea is just about as old as mankind itself! Also referred to as an herbal infusion or ptisan, it is the combination of dried herbs and boiling water. A basic herbal tea garden will probably have Wild Bergamot, Lemon Mint, Peppermint, Hyssop, German Chamomile, Horehound, Lemon Grass, Anise Hyssop and Red Clover.
These are just a few examples of the type of specialized herb garden you can grow at home. There are many more that serve many more purposes- from the functional to the ornamental. Take a little time to figure out what you want your herbs to accomplish. From there, you can determine which herbs to plant together or you can find an herb seed kit that already contains the herbs you're looking for!
Any home cook will tell you that having a culinary herb garden within reach is really handy. Fresh herbs add dimension and liveliness to recipes and having them an arm's length away makes adding them to food very convenient. A typical culinary herb garden might contain Garden Chives, Parsley, Cilantro, Basil, Mammoth, Oregano, Garden Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. A variation of a culinary garden would be an Italian herb garden. Italian recipes are among the most beloved the world over and this is partly due to the herbs used in their preparation. Here's what an Italian herb garden might contain: Genovese Basil, Parsley, Oregano, Fennel, Rosemary, Garlic and Sage. These Italian herbs would be complemented by Eggplant, Squash, Broccoli, Tomatoes and Cauliflower.
The Dutch word "druug" meaning "dry plant" evolved into the modern word "drug". This is appropriate since many of today's modern pharmaceuticals evolved from herbs. The best known example of this would be Aspirin. These days, though, many people prefer an all-natural method to relieve what ails them and herbs are a popular choice. Please remember that, even though herbs are a natural remedy, they can still induce side effects just like the drugs many of them evolved into. So, if you're thinking of planting a medicinal garden, do some research and speak you your doctor to make sure your herbs won't cause a bad reaction with any medications you might be taking. Medicinal herb gardens will usually contain Echinacea, Yarrow, St. John's Wort, Hyssop, Primrose, Valerian, Chamomile, Angelica, Horehound and Feverfew.
There's nothing quite like a yummy and nutritious cup of natural herbal tea. The ancients thought so too- the history of drinking herbal tea is just about as old as mankind itself! Also referred to as an herbal infusion or ptisan, it is the combination of dried herbs and boiling water. A basic herbal tea garden will probably have Wild Bergamot, Lemon Mint, Peppermint, Hyssop, German Chamomile, Horehound, Lemon Grass, Anise Hyssop and Red Clover.
These are just a few examples of the type of specialized herb garden you can grow at home. There are many more that serve many more purposes- from the functional to the ornamental. Take a little time to figure out what you want your herbs to accomplish. From there, you can determine which herbs to plant together or you can find an herb seed kit that already contains the herbs you're looking for!
