| RAMPS (Wild Leek) Campanula rapunculus Rapunzel (German for ‘rampion’) who was given up to a witch after her father was caught stealing roots from the witch’s garden. First year roots and tender basal leaves are edible. Blue bell-flowers in June or July. SUN/PART SHADE - BIENNIAL ZONE 4-8 ROSEMARYRosmarinus One of the most fragrant of herbs with many unexpected uses. A little freshly chopped rosemary is interesting with orange sections, appealing in dumplings, biscuits, preserves, and has few equals for poultry stuffings. Most notable with lamb and pork. Excellent homemade shampoos, hair and skin rinses are made with rosemary tea. Attractive evergreen with needle-like leaves and pale blue flowers. FULL SUN - TENDER PERENNIAL - ZONES 7-10 RUE Ruta graveolens Pungent bitter leaves used sparingly in stews, salads, sandwiches and vegetable juice. Two chewed will quickly relieve nervous headache. In early times judges relied on fresh sprigs of rue to repel fleas brought into court by prisoners.SUN/PART SHADE - PERENNIAL ZONES 5-9 CULINARY SAGE Salvia (Salvia officinalis) Purple, gold and tri-color sagesThe main culinary varieties popular with onions for poultry stuffing and for flavoring rich meats like pork or duck. Also in homemade sausage, omelets, cheese and bean dishes. Sage tea gargle is valuable for sore throat. PINEAPPLE SAGE Salvia elegans SHRUB Fabulous pineapple scent. Brilliant red flowers. Use for drinks, chicken, cheese and in jams and jellies. Grow indoors in good light. Pinch to keep bushy. SUN - TENDER PERENNIAL ZONES 9-10 SALAD BURNET Proterium sanguisorba Salad Burnet leaves provide a light cucumber taste in salads. Low-growing plants, suitable for edgings on borders. Remove the nondescript flowers in order to encourage leaf production. Chewing burnet leaves helps digestion. Added to facial cream, it is thought to improve the skin. In folklore it was considered to be of benefit in menopause. SUN/PART SHADE - HARDY PERENNIAL - ZONES 5-8 SANTOLINA Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lavender Cotton) Attractive in knot gardens or low hedges. Leaf oils are used in perfume. Hang dried bunches in closets to repel moths. Dried flowers are used in floral arrangements. Green-grey leaves. FULL SUN - HARDY PERENNIAL - ZONES 6-8 WINTER SAVORY Satureja montana Often called the bean herb because of the compelling character it adds to a dish whose base is peas, beans or lentils. Also excellent in chilled vegetable juices and meatloaf. Strong, pungent flavor. Attractive low bush for borders and edgings. SUN/PART SHADE HARDY PERENNIAL - ZONES 5-8 SUMMER SAVORY Satureja hortensis Most preferred, having the most delicate flavor. Easiest to grow. Often called the bean herb because of the compelling character it adds to a dish whose base is peas, beans or lentils. Also excellent in chilled vegetable juices and meatloaf. FULL SUN ANNUAL SCENTED GERANIUMS Pelargonium Nostalgic scent plants, available in a tantalizing array of fragrances. They have charmed window gardeners since their introduction to England in the 17th century. Leaves used in potpourris, perfumes and for flavoring preserves.FULL SUN - TENDER PERENNIAL 'SCRAM!' PLANT A variety of succulent with a strong odor that repels dogs, cats and rabbits - and deer if the plant gets big enough.. It will not harm children or pets, but they will not want to be very close. SUN OR PART-SHADE - ANNUAL SOAPWORT Saponaria officinalis Excellent shampoos, skin rinses and washes for delicate fabrics are made by steeping roots in water. Lathers like soap when agitated. Skin rinse helps to relieve itchiness. Soapwort gained its name from the crushed root's ability to produce suds when rubbed in water. It can actually be used as a mild detergent for fine fabrics, and was once added to beer by the Pennsylvania Dutch to create a frothy head. Researchers have found that Soapwort has both antibacterial and expectorant action: it kills bacteria and loosens phlegm, making it easier to cough up. FULL SUN/PART SHADE - PERENNIAL - ZONES 3-9 SORREL Rumex The ancient Romans, Greeks and Egyptians all used sorrel in both culinary and medicinal recipes. Today the sour and tangy flavor of sorrel, rich in vitamin C, still makes for wonderful soups and sauces. Sorrel is also a mild antiseptic, kidney stimulant and blood cleanser. Most famous for sorrel soup. Large, succulent, slightly acid-tasting leaves give zest to salads and any dish which is insipid in itself. Remove flowering tops as they appear to keep leaves tender.SUN/PT SHADE - HARDY PERENNIAL - ZONES 4-8 STEVIA Stevia rebaudiana Remarkable herbal sugar substitute! Contains stevioside, hundreds of times sweeter than sugar but without the calories. Leaf powder can be used in place of sugar in drinks, baked goods, desserts, preserves, etc. Has a pleasant flavor of its own that never dominates or overwhelms to which it is added. SUN - TENDER PERENNIAL ST. JOHN’S WORT Hypericum perforatum Old remedy for insomnia, depression and bedwetting, now touted as a natural alternative to antidepressant drugs. Recent clinical evidence suggests that the flowering tops are effective in controlling mood and mild depression. Liniment made with the fresh flowering tops steeped in vegetable oil is soothing and healing when rubbed on painful joints and muscles. The oil has remarkable soothing and healing action when rubbed into painful joints and strained muscles. Bright yellow flowers. Active constituent is hypericin. Hypericin has known antiviral properties and is under investigation as a possible treatment against HIV. SUN/PART SHADE - HARDY PERENNIAL - ZONES 4-8 SWEET WOODRUFF Galium odoratum Vanilla-scented leaves are essential in Maybowl, a traditional German punch. Helpful for migraine, nervous conditions, stomach pain.NEEDS SHADE. HARDY PERENNIAL ZONES 5-9 |
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| CULINARY SAGE VARIETIES Garden Sage Salvia officinalis (Dalmatian sage) The main culinary varieties popular with onions for poultry stuffing and for flavouring rich meats like pork or duck. Also in homemade sausage, omeletes, cheese and bean dishes. Sage tea gargle is valuable for sore throat. Grey-green pebbly leaves, pale blue flowers The most commonly grown culinary variety. Perennial (hardy in zones 5-9) Berggarten Sage Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten' Used in cooking same as Garden Sage. Choice strain, similar to Holt's Mammoth but with larger grey-blue silvery leaves and robust, low habit. Perennial (hardy in zones 5-8) Purple Sage Salvia officinalis 'Purpurea' Used in cooking same as Garden Sage. .Aromatic purple foliage. Used in stuffings, sausages, omelets, soups, stews. Winter mulch. Perennial (hardy in zones 6-9) Tricolor Sage Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor' Used in cooking same as Garden Sage. Aromatic foliage with white and pink streaks. Grow in/outdoors in full sun. Winter mulch Perennial (hardy in zones 6-9) |
| SCENTED GERANIUM VARIETIES Apple Scented Geranium Pelargonium odoratissimum Charming Victorian favourite. Delightful apple and cinnamon fragranceand white flowers ‘Rose’ Scented Geranium Pelargonium x asperum The traditional rose-scented geranium with deeply cut leaves and pink flowers ‘Citrosa’ Scented Geranium Pelargonium citrosum 'Citrosa' ‘Mosquito Plant” Claimed to keep mosquitoes, black flies and other biting insects at bay Pink flowers. ‘Citronella’ Scented Geranium Pelargonium citrosum 'Citronella' 'Mosquito Plant' Spreading branches. Large deeply lobed leaves which can be rubbed onto the skin to repel mosquitoes. Pink to lavender flowers |
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| CITROSA |
| BERGGARTEN SAGE |
| PURPLE SAGE |
| TRI-COLOR SAGE |
| CITRONELLA |
| 'SCRAM!' PLANT |