Gardening From A Newbie Perspective
Being the tea snob that I am, I enjoy experimenting with different types of tea — especially mint (one of my favorites). Up until this point, I’ve been a traditional straight peppermint or spearmint kind of girl, but this new garden has sparked a bit of spontaneity. Continue reading »
Tagged: bee balm, lemon balm, spearmint, tea
I know what I need on my next trip to the Home Depot (or Lowe’s) garden center: more mint.
The other day, I picked up a couple new hanging planters and when I got them home, I realized they were the wrong color. The question then became how to use them. Continue reading »
Tagged: lemon balm, mint, spearmint
For anyone who’s ever complained about grocery shopping, let this post serve as a testament that it can be fruitful.
On a trip out to Publix, I saw they were offering certain herbs already grown and ready for transplant — my favourite kind. I picked up two: lemon balm and chamomile.
Lemon balm because it smells so yummy and makes great tea, and chamomile because it has pretty mini-daisy (or sunflower) looking flowers and it makes great tea.
From the looks of both of them, they seemed simple enough to grow and maintain, plus they were cheap. That means if something went wrong and they both died, I wouldn’t be out too much financially. Continue reading »
Tagged: chamomile, herbs, lemon balm