It was another sunny day today, and with a few new herbs and a few old ones around, I thought I would do a quick round up of some of the herbs to be found at the moment in our little patch of garden. Thanks to Jim at Garden Ruminations, for hosting Six on Saturday, whose knowledge of all things plants and gardening makes him an ideal host and move on to what can be see at the moment outside.
1 Thyme – again
I love thyme – great smell, useful and it does look so pretty.
2 Mints
I lost my mint and chocolate mint plants in our first move last year, so picked up one of eachm to start over again.
3 Marjoram
One of the other plants I picked up was this marjoram, country cream, a very pretty plant to have (and of course to use).
4 Sage
I also picked up a variegated sage – I should really get an ‘ordinary’ sage too to go along with this and the purple one.
5 Rosemary (again) and tasks
I managed to get some weeding done and nasturtium seeds planted this week too, but need to do a little planning as to where to put some other things. We got some more soil to put in the little boxed off bed, but I am still trying to decide what to put in it. Just herbs or should I try tomatoes? On tomatoes – I once successfully grew a cherry tomato plant in a flat that had a sunny window. Unfortunately, it also attracted lots of little fruit flies. Anyway, here is another picture of the rosemary,.
6 Lavender
As I posted on Monday, we picked up two lavender plants on Sunday. They are so pretty and are adding some nice colour to the garden. The lighter coloured one is ‘ghostly princess’ and the other ‘the queen’.
That’s all from me this week. Look forward to seeing all the wonderful gardens that feature in Six on Saturday.
Thistles and Kiwis is a Wellington, New Zealand based blog written by Barbara, who likes cats, summer, good food and pretends to garden.
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It makes a pleasureable difference to be able to pick fresh herbs when cooking, rather than using pre-cut (which quickly go limp) ones from the supermarket or dried herbs.
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It really does!
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I do love lavender. Not easy to grow herbs here in humid queensland! Bugs and birds and possums are not friends to them! :=)
cheers
sherry https://sherryspickings.blogspot.com/
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Yes a bit too hot for some things, never mind the possums!
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You must use a lot of thyme for cooking then!? Here, my only thyme plant was eaten by wild rabbits unfortunately . I only have a big rosemary plant left…useful too !
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I do use a fair bit of thyme but I like the smell too and the shapes it forms.
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That is a very nice selection! May they all thrive and eventually flavor your food.
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Thank you Lauri!
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I love herbs! But most I grow for the flowers and for pollinators. I actually need to clear one of my raised herb beds in spring and replant it. It is mostly full of golden marjoram and ordinary sage (the variegated sage and tricolour type always die over the winter). I think I will plant my rhubarb in it and maybe try outdoor tomatoes next year. I need to rethink where I should grow the Mediterranean herbs.
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It is hard to decide what to plant…the easy ones and the ones you want to try. I have noticed that rosemary and lavender do really well around the city. I’m hoping the nasturtiums and lavender will bring in some bees.
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I don’t think anything in my garden gives me more joy than my herbs. Yours look so happy!
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Me too – the smells, the shapes, the colours and sometimes useful too.
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That’s a really pretty pink lavender in the last picture, the paler one especially. Do you call that French lavender?
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I would but don’t see it called that here.
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I must seek out some chocolate mint – it sounds very tasty and healthier than After Eight mints.
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It really does smell like chocolate mint – though not quite as tasty as an After Eight mint!
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I was wondering if you would have parsley and sage to go with the rosemary and thyme.
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🙂
I do in fact!!
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Your herbs look especially beautiful and healthy. I have some similar herbs currently growing in pots indoors (thyme, sage, oregano, and basil). I’d love to have my herbs as well but that is now several months away! 😀
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At the moment….we will see what happens if we have a dry summer.
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You have a very healthy looking collection of herbs.
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All lovely ! I am planning on adding more lavender to my garden next year.
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