There are two main types of herbs – woody and herbaceous. The base stems of woody herbs are brownish gray and woody. Herbaceous herbs which have softer green stems. A lot of the woody herbs are perennials, but it depends on where you live.  While some herbaceous herbs like salad burnet are perennials, most […]
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Common Borage
While there are a few varieties of borage, I am growing Common Borage. Borage is an herb that you probable won’t find at the supermarket. Best Features: 1) While the stems and mature leaves will get prickly, the young leaves and flowers are edible. They taste like cucumbers! 2) The bees and other beneficial insects […]
Garlic Chives
While common chives taste like onions, garlic chives taste like garlic. Best Features: 1) Garlic chives are perennial plants. 2) They have a garlic flavor and smell which is what makes garlic chives deer resistant! 3) Garlic chives have white flowers in late summer/fall. The pollinators love the flowers too! 4) The leaves and the […]
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