French Sorrel is a home in the mountains of Europe where it grows in traveling scree. It is perfectly adapted to this extreme location. As soon as the scree moves on and covers the sorrel, it will start to stretch until it reaches the surface again. In the garden it prefers dry positions, for ...

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Rue is a spice with a long tradition and yet it is rarely used to spice food with, its taste is simply too unusual. I like the taste and scent very much, but I restrict my self to smell at the plant or to lay one of its leaves on the tip of my tongue. It is not necessary to eat it to enjoy it. If it grows in dry soil in full sun, it will emanate clouds of perfume on hot days that make you dream of the south.

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We received this variety from a British nursery that specializes in variegated plants. To start with the bad news: the variegation of this plant is not perfect. The variegation goes and disapears as it pleases and in most cases only a few leaves are clearly variegated. For the rest it is an ordinary rue that doesn`t differ from other rues. We try ...

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Sage probably needs no special intruduction. It grows best on dry and sunny spots in the garden. If you don`t like the taste of dried sage, try the the fresh leaves. Their taste is much more delicate.

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 Said to be shortlived, but lives here for already six years. It is an impressive and sturdy plant that emanates an aromatic scent on hot days. Its large leaves are slightly undulated and covered with silvery hair. It flowers in mid summer. The leaves are ediable. In our region we ...

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A mountain savory from the Adriatic Sea but yet completely hardy here. It tastes like the common mountain savory, but its habitus is more beautiful and compact. It blooms very late in the season.

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Summer Savory doesn`t grow in every garden. In our garden we had much trouble with it. We did sow it every year but the result was poor. One day a single plant of it showed up the wall of the tomatoe greenhouse. Probably the wind had blown seed to this spot. There - and only there - it was happy and started to grow well and come again every year from seed. But what to do if ...

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A native stonecrop that is a strong grower and can form large carpets. Its silver-grey leaves are edible, but they are of little taste. In former times they were grown as a vegetable, called `Tripmadame`.

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This comfrey was selected for pharmaceutical production because it contains a greater amount of active ingredients that other forms. Today it is also cultivated to gain food for animals and as a garden plant. Its German name `Beinwell` (=`bone healer`) indicates that it was used to cure broken or sprained limbs. Unfortunatelly it is a very invasive plant so it needs a place of its own.

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This plant has been with us as far as I can think back. Nobody knows who planted it first, probably it dwelled here before us. It is a true cottage garden flower. Pretty, merry, carefree and also with some pharmaceutical power. During summer it produces huge amounts of ...

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Tansy grows along rivers and on gravel. It was used as a spice and a medical plant. In England it was even used to prepare a sort of pudding. That was no good idea, for tansy is quite poisonous. On the other hand who can tell if it was really more dangerous than many dishes of the notorious ...

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Cascade-Thyme can be found in the Mediterranean from southern France to northern Greece. It is quite distinct from other thymes by forming carpets and often we find it hanging from walls or rocks. When in bloom it is covered with pink flowers that are loved by bees. It is still ...

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In the early 70ies of the 20th century `spice-boards` for the kitchen became fashionable. Thyme was always included in the standard equitment of those boards. Admitedly most owners of those boards didn`t know why they should use other spices than peper and salt, but the boards were so ...

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This thyme got to be female, for it is capable of multi-tasking. It (she?) is as well a decorative plant, as a rocker plant, a ground cover, a spice, a medical plant and a bee plant. What I like best about it is its fragrance and its taste. If touched the foliage smells of lemons. In ...

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Valerian forms quickly large clumps. In early summer it carries pink umbels that are loved by butterflies. It is an old medical plant that is still in use. The active substances are situated in the roots, and they become active only if the root is grounded and dried. By the way: from the root you can destilate an oil to bait rats with, if you think you have to ...

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