Mondomuse's Herb garden

Created on Saturday, 22 Sep 07

An herb garden? Well, sort of. What started out as a dedicated herb garden 16 years ago has evolved into more of a flower bed. This garden, with it’s two footpaths was originally a driveway for cars. Once in full sun, liquid amber trees now create partial sun for this area. While herbs are still present in this bed, I basically spread them throughout the backyard garden where they may be more useful. For example I grow rosemary and sage next to the BBQ area because I use these herbs often while barbecuing.

Featured plants include: Red lobelia ‘compliment’, catnip, centranthus rubar, thyme, sage, spearmint, rosemary, a huge lemon verbena, comfrey, tagetes, nemesia, several lavenders and a buddleia. The blue gazing ball is lit up at night by two solar spotlights. The last photo was taken at night with tiki torches and candles providing illumination.

This spring, I’ve added raspberry nemesia, columbine, delphinium, and pink yarrow. Thus far this summer I’ve added Mexican evening primrose, white yarrow, yellow cosmos and red salvia.

Organic Garden

Garden Type: Herb | Sun: Partial Sun | Soil: Loam

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Day 161

Red Lobelia

Lobelia

'Compliment Deep Red' or 'Scarlet Compliment' is the marketing name...

Planted on 14 Jun 08
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Potted Sweet Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Last year I grew over two dozen basil plants, enough to supply the ...

Planted on 28 May 08
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Aquilegia caerulea

Aquilegia caerulea

A hybrid Columbine that boasted up to 12 weeks of blooms on the nur...

Planted on 20 May 08
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Spearmint 'Mentha Julep'

Mentha spicata

So I am growing a gaggle of various spearmints to keep up with the ...

Planted on 09 Sep 07
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Rosemary 'Santa Barbara Blue'

Rosmarinus officinalis

I usually have several of this variety along with "Tuscan Blue". H...

Planted on 05 Sep 07
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Salvia 'Costa Rican Blue'

Salvia Guaranitica

A five week old cutting from a most beautiful powerhouse of a salvi...

Planted on 14 Aug 07
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Sage 'Tricolor'

Salvia officinalis

Just one of those "must have" plants that every herb garden needs. ...

Planted on 14 Jul 07
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Fan Flower 'Scaevola Brilliant'

Scaevola aemula

Scaevola is not an herb, but here along with some Red Penta, both p...

Planted on 14 Jul 07
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Catnip

Nepeta cataria

Planted at the front of my herb garden spilling over onto the patio...

Planted in 1991
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Comfrey

Symphytum officinale

One of the few medicinal herbs remaining in my herb garden. Once in...

Planted in 1991
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Borage

Borago officinalis

Originally from the Middle East, this easy-to-grow annual herb is q...
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