Types of Herbs

Types of Herbs

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 […]

Borage Varieties

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 […]

Chive Varieties

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 […]