Herbs at the greenhouse this year:
- Basil: Sweet Italian - Annual. For use in Italian dishes including pesto.
- Catmint -Bokratune or Purrsian Blue. Purrrfect for the feline in your life!
- Chamomile - makes a soothing herbal tea.
- Chives - Perennial. A favorite for fresh onion flavour in early spring. Very hardy.
- Chives: Garlic - Similar to chives but with a distinct garlic flavour. Very hardy.
- Coriander - Also called Cilantro . A distinct flavour used in savory dishes. Cilantro refers to the green stage where it is used like parsley and coriander is the ripe seed pods of the same plant.
- Dill - A favourite among herbs. Self- seeds. Available in packs of six.
- Lavender - Spanish and English lavender for wonderful lavender scents and kitchen uses.
- Lemon Balm- Lemon scented herb used in beverages and cooking.
- Lemon Grass - Adds a sweet and sour lemon flavour to dishes.
- Lemon Verbena - A lemon scented herb used for sweet and savoury dishes as well as teas.
- Monarda - A hardy perennial herb also known as bee balm. Used in teas , it is the distinctive flavour in Earl Grey tea. Beautiful blooms in mid-summer.
- Mint: Peppermint - Jellies , sauces and beverages.
- Spearmint -
- Mint: Mojito Mint - Aromatic mint with sweet undertones used in beverages.
- Mint: Chocolate mint- Add a chocolate aroma to your mint dishes
- Oregano - Perennial.
- Parsley , triple curled- Biennial.
- Parsley, Italian Flat Leaved - Biennial.
- Rosemary - Tender Perennial. It won't overwinter in our climate but can be brought into the house for winter and grown as a houseplant.
- Sage: Garden - Perennial. Most years it survives our winters if it gets adequate snow cover.
- Savory: Summer - Annual. For use in soups and stews.
- Stevia- Annual. This is often called sweet herb and is used as a sugar replacement.
- Tarragon: French - Perennial. Adds a licorice note to foods. Used in French cuisine and Bernaise sauce.
- Thyme - Perennial. Requires adequate snow cover.
- Thyme: Lemon - Perennial. Requires adequate snow cover.