Heliotrope, Saint Fiacre’s herb
Heliotrope is a perennial that blooms from spring until the end of summer.
Herbs and Spices
Herbs and spices of all sorts are often the last to be added to a garden. Change this now: the earlier you start, the tastier and healthier your meals!
Wild thyme, ornament & condiment!
Wild thyme is a low-lying perennial that is as useful as a herb as it is ornamental.
Thyme, an herb with little care for such taste and blooms
Thyme is both a cute little perennial and a fabulous herb.
Lavender, caring for this fragrant wonder
Lavender is famous in the Mediterranean for its fragrance and color. Care for it well!
Saint John’s wort, a basket of sunlight in the garden!
Saint John’s wort is a shrub with abundant blooming which requires practically no care at all.
Dill, from growing to harvest
Dill is delicious with its delicate aniseed-like flavor and it is perfect paired with sauces, marinades and fish.
Sage, delicious for cooking and herbal tea
Sage is a plant that counts a great many species, over 900, and it exists as a perennial, an annual, a biennial, and as shrub, too.
Stinging nettle, a feisty damsel with many uses
A prickly invader… but also one of the best medicinal plants of all! Nettle, as useful in the kitchen as it is in the garden, is worthy of our highest esteem.
Absinthe, an herb that bestows many benefits
Absinthe is more famous for the liquor that is produced from it than for its many uses in the garden.
Garden verbena, ideal for flower beds
Garden verbena, or landscaping vervain, is a simply beautiful flower and will be a perfect match for gardens and container-based growing alike.
Bay laurel, a vigorous aromatic shrub
Bay laurel reminds one of the Mediterranean Coast with its very fragrant foliage.
Chamomile, growing, harvest and health benefits
Chamomile is well-known for its herbal and medicinal properties. Whether the variety is Roman, German or wild, they all belong to the large Asteraceae family.
Chervil, a delicious herb
Chervil is a very tasty herb that loves cool and shaded locations.
Bunching onion (or Welsh onion), a delicious herb
Bunching onion, also called Welsh onion, Spring onion or even sometimes long green onion, is a delicious vegetable but also an herb that has a distinctive taste.
Coriander, so fragrant!
Coriander is an annual perfectly suited to our climates. It is a very fragrant spice herb.
Weeds that are full of benefits
Seems their reputation could use an upgrade! “Weeds” are most often plants that have a great many appealing benefits you can actually savor around the dinner table!
What to plant in the garden for natural self-healing?
Herbal tea prepared with leaves and flowers from the garden can be great remedies to regain control over your own health… naturally.
Fennel, from seed to harvest
Fennel is a plant for which the roots are the part we eat and its nutritious and culinary value is exceptional. It is a very good summer vegetable.
Gentiana, mountain blue
Gentiana is a superb flower with incomparable blue or yellow hues.
Helichrysum italicum, a tall Italian everlasting with delicious curry-scented leaves
Helichrysum italicum, the Italian everlasting, curry plant: all these names bear witness to just how surprising this plant can be, whether for its unusual silver-hued foliage or for its fragrant-smelling flowers.
Marshmallow, a cute medicinal flower
Medicinal marshmallow, or Althaea officinalis, is both grown as a medicinal herb for its therapeutic properties and as an ornamental plant since its flowers are so cute.
Lavandin, the most successful lavender variety in the world
Lavandin is a family of stunning lavender hybrids. The abundant productive flowers hint as to why it’s a favorite of professional growers.
Mertensia maritima, the oyster plant
Mertensia maritima, also called oyster plant or oysterleaf, is a surprising plant that tastes quite uncanny for a member of the plant kingdom.
Marjoram, garden oregano
Marjoram is a delicate strong-tasting herb, very fragrant and easy to grow. It is perfect to flavor meals.
Origanum rotundifolium, the Kent Beauty oregano
Origanum rotundifolium, known sometimes as oregano or marjoram, is a delicate strong-tasting herb, fragrant and easy to grow.
Pineapple mint, beautifully variagated
Growing and producing pineapple mint is perfectly possible and even recommended for all those who love to flavor meals!
Mint, refreshments for the summer
Growing mint yourself is easy, and it’s recommended for every person who likes to flavor their desserts and meals with mint!
Indoor vegetable patch, straightforward and effective
You live in an apartment, and your consumption of vegetables is minimal… what if you opted for an indoor vegetable patch? Easy and eye-catching, it is becoming a true trend.
Root parsley, the double-decker parsley
Root parsley isn’t as famous as regular parsley. However, for a gardener, it’s much more interesting! Root parsley key facts : Botanical name – Petroselinum crispum var. tuberosum Common name – root parsley, Hamburg parsley Family – Apiaceae Type – root vegetable, biennial herb (but grown as an annual) Height – 4 to 20 inches (10 to 50 cm) Planting distance – […]
Potted basil for terraces, balconies, decks and indoors, too
Growing basil in pots is easy, and it is even a great idea to start growing potted basil in spring.
Bouquet Garni, the perfect way to flavor meals
Preparing your own bouquet garni is something enjoyable and very simple. A bouquet garni is an assortment of herbs and spices
Tarragon, a very fragrant plant
Tarragon is a delicious herb plant perfectly suited to our climates.
Tea tree growing, care… harvest and drinking, too!
So, in your pocket urban garden, you’ve already grown cherry tomato, radish, strawberry, herbs, and started off your avocado? Next up: the tea tree!
Devil’s beard, the garden valerian
Devil’s beard, also called garden valerian or red valerian, is a herbaceous perennial that blooms in spring and in summer.
Medicinal verbena for delicious herbal tea
Medicinal verbena is a very interesting wild plant, both for its health benefits and therapeutic value as for its qualities as a fragrant herb.
Yarrow, an easy herb
Yarrow, also called “soldier’s woundwort“, is a nice perennial very much liked for its foliage and for its value as a herb and therapeutic relief agent.
Monarda, the plant that bees love that helps prepare soothing balms
Bee balm is a cute perennial that’s also an herb, native to North America. Useful to all for its many medicinal properties (Monarda) and cooking flavor, it’s also a very ornamental plant.
Savory, an herb for even tastier grilling and cooking
Common savory key facts: Botanical name – Satureja hortensis L. Common name – Common Savory Family – Lamiaceae Type: spice
Chives, a delicious herb
Chives are aromatic herbs that are very easy to grow. They produce an abundance of leaves.
Parsley, flat-leafed or curly-leafed, it is everywhere!
Parsley is a commonly used spice that grows easily.
Grand Vert, the basil with large, even tastier leaves
Grand Vert basil key facts: Name – Grand Vert Basil Botanical name – Ocimum basilicum ‘Grand Vert’ Family – Lamiaceae Type – herb
Medicinal angelica, a delicious garden spice
Medicinal angelica, or garden angelica, is a very tall herb spice that belongs to the Umbelliferae family. It is much appreciated in cooking, pastries more specifically.
Basil, very tasty leaves
Growing basil yourself is easy, and it is even a great idea for all who like to spice up their salads and summer meals!
Medicinal valerian, Catgrass
Medicinal valerian is a very fragrant herbaceous perennial known for its cat-attracting properties.
Scutellaria skullcaps to treat anxiety
Native to North America, blue skullcap or mad-dog skullcap is a herbaceous plant of the mint family that, if well exposed to sunlight, will grow very well in moist and rich soil – storing nutrients and compounds that share excellent health benefits.
Hyssop, a flowery plant that does heaps for health
With hint of agastache in its appearance, hyssop is a garden favorite thanks to its fragrant blue flower panicles. And there’s much more! The benefits of this medicinal plant helps treat a number of ENT disorders, digestive problems, and anxiety.
Garlic, how to grow it
Garlic is a perennial vegetable plant which is a must-have in the vegetable patch. It craves sun.
Sorrel, a unique taste
Sorrel is a delicious herb plant from which the leaves are eaten. Their acidic taste is quite distinctive.
Rosemary, beautiful in the garden, useful in the kitchen
Rosemary is both a beautiful shrub and a formidable herb plant.
Lemon thyme, a citrus-smelling spice
Lemon thyme is both a cute little perennial and a fabulous herb.
Borage, the skin care plant
Medicinal borage is a lively vegetable patch plant with its blue flowers and fuzz-covered stems. This beautiful plant is also full of health benefits for the skin and to alleviate a variety of disorders.
