Herbs for Cooking and Medicinal Purposes
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An herb garden, with careful selection, has it all.
Herbs produce sweet smells, amazing flavors, and most make quite a statement in the landscape. You can’t go wrong with herbs.
This year there are even more outstanding selections to choose from. Starting with basil, we are growing ‘Nufar,’ a large leaf, sweet scented basil that is also fusarium wilt resistant; ‘Napoletano,’ a basil with a spicy traditional flavor and ‘Ararat,’ a lovely bi-color basil with a mild classic flavor. This basil also adds beauty to the garden with its dramatic mottled green and purple leaves.
We are also growing ‘Golden Delicious’ Salvia, a beautiful plant with chartreuse foliage and bright red blooms to attract hummingbirds; and ‘Moonlight’ Nasturtium, a great addition to any salad with crinkled petals of soft yellow and a pepper-like flavor.
We are sure to have something for everyone!
All our herbs are grown pesticide free.

New Herbs for 2009
- Catnip “Little Trudy”
- Distinctively serrated, silver foliage with long season lavender blooms. A compact cultivation thriving in hot dry conditions.
- Stevia
- A reintroduction, Stevia is a South African herb with edible leaves many times sweeter than sugar, but with no calories. A tropical that thrives in hot weather.
- Rosemary “Madeline Hill”
- A hardier variety reported to -15 degrees. A robust plant with wedgewood blue flowers. Thyme “English Wedgewood” Fragrant, flavorful leaves with a splash of yellow in the center. Great for cooking, fresh or dried. Attractive plant with a rounded growth habit.
- Horehound “Archer’s Variegated”
- Pleasantly pungent; marbled, cream and green wrinkled foliage. Lavender pink flowers in summer.
For all of our “Mint Julep” loving customers, you’re in luck! Because of the overwhelming demand last year we have doubled the amount of the mint most favored for this classic southern drink grown for the 2009 garden season.

