Growing Guides

Calendula

Calendula, also known as Pot Marigold, is a beautiful flowering plant that produces vibrant yellow and orange flowers. The petals are edible and often used in culinary and medicinal applications. Calendula plants have a bushy habit and grow up to...
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Lemon Mint

Although the plant does not belong to the mint family, it has a characteristic herbal aroma with hints of citrus. This made lemon mint famous in flower and herb gardens worldwide, and it is now used as a seasoning for...
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Hyssop

Hyssop is a perennial and a member of the mint family with bright blue flowers which will transform the look of your garden. Hyssop leaves are used as tea with soothing medicinal properties. Also, it is attractive to bees, butterflies,...
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Caraway

We all use the herb cumin to flavor bread, salads, meats, and other foods. Caraway produces seeds in its second year, so use its leaves to add incredible flavor to your masterpieces in the first year.Historians do not know exactly...
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Bergamot

The perennial wildflower from the prairie attracts pollinators of all stripes with its flowering. This variety of Bergamot is different from the variety used in Earl Gray tea; it has a minty aroma. Honey from this variety has a reddish...
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Peppermint

Peppermint   Peppermint is a perennial plant and one of the simplest known to grow from seed. This herb is a natural hybrid of culinary mint and watermint. In early summer, it blooms in tiny purple flowers, grows well in...
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Anise

ANISE  ABOUT THE PLANT  Description: Anise is a plant that grows in clumps that can reach 2-4 feet high. It has opposing spear-shaped, aromatic leaves on a square stem. The flower head is a spike composed of numerous tiny, purple-tinged flowers....
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Chamomile

CHAMOMILE ABOUT THE PLANT Description:   Chamomile is an herb that produces an abundance of small, fragrant, daisy-like white flowers with yellow centers that grow on long, thin, light green stems and can reach up to 3 feet high. The leaves...
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Borage

BORAGE ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Borage is a broad, bushy, and prickly annual that can grow up to 2 feet tall. The leaves are rough and oblong. The blue flowers, clustered and hanging downward, are on reddish stalks and have...
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Thai, Licorice Basil

THAI LICORICE BASIL ABOUT THE PLANT: Description: Thai licorice basil is a small bushy herb reaching a height of about 1 foot. The leaves have an intense fragrance and taste of licorice with spicy sweet notes. The leaves are narrow...
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