chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Mild onion flavor. Can be used fresh in salads, or can be frozen or dried … Continued
browsing: garden to table — culinary herbs
An herb is a plant with a unique taste or smell. There are medicinal and culinary herbs. Some, like chamomile used in tea, are both.
In food, the word herb generally refers to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including seeds, bark, roots, and fruits.
Medicinal herbs have been used as far back as ancient Sumeria. Some herbs make effective repellents for unwanted pests.
Herbs can be perennial or annual.
Herbs are grown in 3.25″ tan pots for $4.75 each and 4.5″ for $5.75 each. Full flats of 18 3.25″ and 15 4.5″ mixed plants are discounted 10%. Some herbs are also available in quarts for $15. Larger containers are priced as marked. All plants are grown using organic potting mix and fertilizer.
garlic chives
Allium tuberosum
White flowers self-seed and make an easy low maintenance filler winding through perennial borders. Dried … Continued
lemon verbena
Aloysia triphylla
Leaves are great for drinks, salads, jellies, sauces, soups, fish or meat dishes and desserts … Continued
‘Bouquet’ /’Fernleaf’ dill
Anethum graveolens
Delicious, easy to grow, tangy dill provides both seeds and greens to flavor many foods. … Continued
chervil
Anthriscus sylvestris
Also commonly called cow parsley! Native to the Middle East, southern Russia, and the Caucasus, … Continued
French tarragon
Artemsia dracanculus sativa
Tangy anise-like flavor combines well with fish, chicken, eggs, leeks, and potatoes. Chefs’ favorite! Will … Continued
borage
Borago officinalis
Big fuzzy plant bears uncommonly true-blue flowers which are prized for garnishes and salads from … Continued
caraway
Carum carvi
Caraway has a thick, tapering root like that of a parsnip, and the leaves resemble … Continued
Roman chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile
Makes a fine, ferny and fragrant low groundcover tolerant of dry conditions. Tea made from … Continued
cilantro/coriander
Coriandrum sativum
Cilantro flavor and fragrance with ferny foliage similar in appearance to dill. Open, frilly leaves … Continued
Mexican coriander
Culantro
Spiny coriander, Ngo gai, Mexican coriander. Tastes like cilantro. Can be frozen or dried. Used … Continued
West Indian lemon grass
Cymbopogon citratus
Aromatic grass from southern India. A tropical perennial grown as annual here, it has been … Continued