Herbs – Herbaceous Living

June 27, 2021 by Leonie 0

Lavender

Lavender is probably the best well known herb. It has many culinary and medicinal benefits – many books have been written about it. This is just a synopsis of a truely awesome herb. Common Name: English Lavender, True Lavender Family: …

June 2, 2020 by Leonie 0

Herbs

Parsley

Botanical Name: Petroselinum crispum and P.c. neapolitanum Family: Apiaceae Description: parsley is a biennial but is frequently grown in colder climates as an annual. The leaves of French parsley (P. crispum) are curly and the leaves of Italian parsley…

July 31, 2019 by Leonie 0

Herbs

Dried Herbs

Drying herbs is an excellent way to get the benefits of the herb outside of the herbs growing season. There are several ways that you can preserve herbs for “out of season”use. You can dry them by hanging them, in…

July 29, 2019 by Leonie 0

Herbs, Recipes

Chickweed

Chick weed is a winter gift for salads or pesto. The name “chickweed” most notably describes Common Chickweed (Stellaria media), although there are several other chickweeds, all in the genus Stellaria. It’s often found in lawns and other areas of…

July 26, 2019 by Leonie 0

Herbs, Recipes

Calendula

Bright yellow and orange flowers, historically used for medicinal and culinary purposes, come from easy calendula care when growing this simple flower. Commonly called the pot marigold (Calendula officinalis), the calendula flower has long been a staple in cottage gardens.…

November 5, 2017 by Leonie 0

Herbs, Recipes

Olives

Traditionally olives were cured by first cutting the olives, putting them in a sack and hanging it off the wharf into sea water. Present time, that is probably not the best method given pollution levels, so if you are lucky…