The sage is blooming exuberantly this year. I'm sure all the little pollinators are happy.
The sage is blooming exuberantly this year. I'm sure all the little pollinators are happy.
homemade shakshuka with a fresh-from-the-balcony mint garnish and some (frankly kind of tough) baguette
#OSV #HerbGarden #Volunteerism
Also known as February daphne, spurge laurel or spurge olive. Traditional medicinal use was mainly for Nasal congestion, Impetigo, or dermatitis.
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Those Curled chives! I'm obsessed with them. Nyuck nyuck...woo woo wooo.
the lavender is sprouting at last!! there's a couple of em in there and a couple in the other container
#gardening #lavender #herbgarden #witchcraft
my apartment building is celebrating #EarthDay by having a plant potting station
... except the plants never arrived, so there's just seeds which is sorta fine, but they're all FULL SUN and my apartment is northern facing, so who knows how these little #basil seeds will do
the guy who works the front desk said they'll probably extend Earth Day for a few days, since I'm so far the only person who showed up for it
A Tiny but Mighty Bloom: Rosemary in Flower
The delicate blue-lavender flowers of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) may be small, but they bring a touch of beauty to this fragrant herb. Loved by pollinators and gardeners alike, these blossoms are a sure sign that nature is thriving. Have you ever seen rosemary in bloom?
#Rosemary
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#FloweringHerbs
#GardenBeauty
#NaturePhotography
Look at the size of those basil leaves!
This basil variety is called Lettuce Leaf and I am so impressed!
I try to grow something new every year and when I saw these seeds I couldn’t help myself.
The taste is a little milder than Italian basil (sometimes called Genovese), and it was absolutely delicious with our homegrown tomatoes on the Bruschetta I made for dinner tonight
I’ll be saving seeds from this plant!
when life hands you basil, make basilade... er, pesto, I meant to say pesto... ... ... I made pesto...
Eastern Carpenter Bee on peppermint flower.
Photo taken August 28, 2024
This is my grown-from-seed Blue Vervain back in July 2024. She is thriving and blooming and is several feet tall now. The pink flowers in the background are Brompton Stocks.
#OSV #HerbGarden #Bloomscrolling #UsefulHerbs
Today's selected herbs...
This Herbal Simple Syrup Recipe combines sugar, water and your favorite fresh herbs for a sweetener perfect for beverages including hot and iced tea, lemonade, cocktails and mocktails.
It can also be used for macerating and baking fruit.
Pretty #iridescent #bottlefly on Vietnamese coriander leaves.