http://homeherbgardener.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:11:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A potpourri is a long-lasting mixture of fragrant herbs, spices, and filler plant materials. You can easily make a potpourri to preserve your favorite summer fragrances in a jar. Look for recipes in herbal craft books, on herbal websites, or just create your own custom blends using plants from your ... http://homeherbgardener.com/herbal-potpourri-2/ A potpourri is a long-lasting mixture of fragrant herbs, spices, and filler plant materials. You can easily make a potpourri to preserve your favorite summer fragrances in a jar. Look for recipes in herbal craft books, on herbal websites, or just create your own custom blends using plants from your ... http://homeherbgardener.com/herbal-potpourri/ Summer and winter savory are two aromatic and easy to grow Mediterranean herbs that should be in everyone's garden. Both have echoes of thyme and oregano, with just a hint of spiciness. Traditionally these two plants were grown near bee hives, providing nectar for honey production. They also are great ... http://homeherbgardener.com/growing-savory/ Christmas wreaths are one of the first decorations many of us hang. A decorative and colorful wreath is a welcoming sight on the front door. This year, why not make your own wreath using some of the dried herbs and plants from your gardens. Take a big basket and your ... http://homeherbgardener.com/christmas-herbal-wreath/ It's easy to make delicious herbal oils and vinegars from the herbs in your garden. Use these flavored oils and vinegars to add a different taste and zest to marinades and salad dressings. You can use the herbs either fresh or dried in making them. The supplies you’ll need for ... http://homeherbgardener.com/herbal-vinegars-and-oils/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="The culinary herb, basil, is a tender annual used in much Mediterranean cooking"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Culinary Thyme is a small perennial shrub. Its tiny leaves add flavor to meats and poultry."][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Sage has the strongest flavor of all culinary herbs."][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" ... http://homeherbgardener.com/culinary-herb-images/ We all use herbs in the kitchen in our cooking and baking. Almost every recipe calls for a pinch of this or a sprig of that herb. If you love cooking as much as I do, you will definitely agree that fresh herbs, just picked from the garden, have much ... http://homeherbgardener.com/growing-kitchen-herbs/ Like all plants, herbs can be either annuals, biennials or perennials. Perennial herbs are among the most popular herbs for herb gardeners, since they grow for several years. Plant your perennial herbs in their own garden space near the back door where they are in easy reach for cooking. You ... http://homeherbgardener.com/perennial-herbs/ Many questions come to mind when thinking about how to design a herb garden. The first question to answer is where to put the garden. Look out your kitchen window for inspiration. You probably already trek back and forth between the herbs and the kitchen every day of the growing season. ... http://homeherbgardener.com/herb-garden-designs/ What could be more invigorating than filling your teapot with a blend of fresh herbs, and enjoying an early morning cup of herbal tea from your own tea herb garden! Each day you could make a different brew - citrus flavored lemony herbs like lemon verbena and lemon balm, refreshing ... http://homeherbgardener.com/growing-tea-herbs/