Herbs & Herb Gardens

Decorative, culinary, medicinal, historic herbs and herb gardens

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Flower Border

How to Get Rid of Ground Elder

Tips & ideas to remove ground elder weed, Aegopodium podagraria, from your flower border & put the remains to use elsewhere in your garden Some of the weed removing tips you might expect but a couple may surprise you! Click the link to find out more

9 Evergreen Herbs for Your Kitchen Garden or Vegetable Plot

Add a practical & decorative edging to your vegetable beds. These herbs should be hardy throughout most of the United Kingdom. Having the same plant as a low growing hedge also adds an air of formality to your vegetable plot, keeping it tidy and pleasant to look at even in deep winter. The list includes familiar and less common evergreen herbs . Click the link to find out more!

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List Of Superstitions

9 Parsley Superstitions

9 Parsley superstitions – and that’s probably not all of them! – because this innocuous looking herb has one of the longest lists of superstitions attached to it of any plant. To find out what the superstitions are and jhow they may have come about, click the link!

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30 Garden Plants and Ideas for a Dream Garden

An interesting and inspirational choice of plants & ideas for a dream garden chosen by one of my offspring for their 30th birthday. Some of which are definitely different … Click the link to find out what they are and be inspired!

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Things To Think About

How Not to Garden Organically

How Not to Garden Organically is a bit of a teaser, a tongue in cheek blog. There’s so much out there that lectures us all on what we should be doing in our gardens. Many gardeners are put off organic gardening thinking it’s hard work – but it doesn’t need to be. Click the link to be amused - and inspired to find out more about easy organic gardening

7 Herbs to Grow for Your Pets

For gardeners who are pet owners & would like to add small amounts of fresh herbs to their pet’s diet. Herbs to suit horses, ponies, dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs & tortoises that are easily grown in your garden. Over the years I have owned all of these pets, grown herbs & become a horticulturist, but even so, I made sure to check my reference books & online articles for any further research. Click the link to find out more & be inspired to grow your own!

A Strong Woman

Superstitions about Parsley

Parsley will only grow outside the home of an honest man or a strong woman. The herb Parsley has one of the longest lists of superstitions attached to it of any plant! To find out what the superstitions are and how they may have come about, click the link

Wild Bees in Your Garden

Encouraging wild bees into your garden is not a blog about finding a swarm up a tree! It is about encouraging these essential creatures into your garden and why making your garden more bee friendly is a good idea for you, the bees and the planet. Oh and how to recognise some of the different species Click the link to find out more

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Natural Insect Repellant

Dandelion Flower

Making Liquid Fertiliser from Weeds

The plants in our gardens are an absolute delight to the eyes. Less delightful are the weeds that also push up through the soil. Whilst the leaves can often be composted or used in salads and soup, there’s still the problem of the roots and shoots - Which is why making liquid fertiliser from weeds is a great way to re-use those pesky plants that grow where they’re not wanted! For how to make the fertiliser and which weeds are full of useful nutrients for your precious plants, Click the Link !

a plant with the words winter savory, satureja montanaa perennial herb

Winter Savory, Satureja montana

Winter savory is an aromatic evergreen herb with a long history in the garden, the kitchen and the medicine chest. But that not’s all. This small shrubby herb makes an excellent low edging for the kitchen garden and alongside paths in the ornamental garden. click the link to find out more and be inspired to grow it yourself

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How to Grow Vegan Herbs

There is a gap between buying vegan and all out, full scale grow your own vegan herb garden. for those gardeners who are - • finding it difficult to source herbs produced under vegan guidelines • wanting to grow their own but limited on time • only had a balcony or windowsill as growing space These tips and ideas should be helpful - Click the link to find out!

the top five herbs for your bbq or firepit

Bbq Herb Garden

Smokeable Herbs List

Smokable Herbs And Flowers

Culinary Herb Garden

Bbq Fire Pit

Ancient Smokable Herbs

Herb Spiral

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Indoor Kitchen

5 Herbs for your BBQ

5 Herbs for your BBQ, firepit, chiminea or a fully-fledged outdoor kitchen. Because having good culinary herbs for outdoor cooking is just as important as when you’re cooking in the indoor kitchen… even when the British weather adds its own piquancy (aka rain) I’ve aimed to suggest varieties of ‘common or garden’ herbs that you may not have so you get the chance to try a new twist on flavours. Click the lick then its Bon Appetit and happy herb gardening!

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Cottage Garden Plants

Tips for Cat Friendly Gardens

How to easily create a garden that is also a garden that you, the subservient human, can enjoy too. Gardening for your cats includes: - • choosing plants they may like to nibble; especially herbs that are good for a cat’s health • tall plants to hide under and stalk through the undergrowth like a tiger • creating a garden with sunny corners for snoozing and shady spaces for when the sun is really shining (you may be allowed to share) Click the link to find out more!

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Grow Your Own Vegetables

Square Foot Gardening

Clay Soil

Why do we grow vegetables in rows?

You’ve decided to grow your own vegetables and have dug over a patch of the garden. You’ve even got as far as double digging and adding organic compost to the soil as it was compacted. And then someone asks if you’re going to grow your vegetables in rows… Click the link to find out more

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Rabbit Friendly Plants

Rabbit Grow Out Pen

Holland Lop Bunnies Aesthetic

10 Plants to Grow for Your Pet Rabbit

Where in your garden could you grow rabbit friendly plants? Your rabbits do not instinctively know which plants are good for them or bad for them – so it’s up to you to choose the right ones Click the link to learn more