fragrant leaves
rough with musky spice
song of summer
Copyright 2015 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: This is a good-bye to my herb garden, which spiced my soups and stews this summer and fall. Pictured are two varieties of purple sage, which are not culinary. I also grow lavender, green sage, thyme, oregano, basil, parsley, tarragon, mint, chives and rosemary. When my herb garden goes dormant for winter, I’ll be waiting for spring. Only the basil and rosemary won’t come back.
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YOWZA!
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How lovely Brenda!! 🙂 I would love to have a herb garden! I generally use dried herbs, but on occasions have bought those little pots with fresh plant herbs growing, only to be severely disappointed – they often have little or no flavour. I wonder how that is possible?!! Your herb garden looks beautiful! Do you dry any for winter?
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I usually dry some for winter. This year, they are still feeding us, tasting of earth and health. They were divine in the stuffing at Thanksgiving. I hope the sun shines for you. XOXO
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Nice little “god house”!
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Thanks!
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What a wonderful garden… here we cannot get so many herbs… and most do not survive the winter… I hope you could dry a little.
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I do dry them over winter, and most come back in the spring. It’s lovely to taste and smell them. I’ll miss them this winter.
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Beautiful photos too.
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Thanks!
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Lovely. Both the purple sage and your poem. ^_^ What is your all-time favorite spice to put in your meals? I’m obsessed with oregano! Anytime I go to Greece with my parents, my grandmother sends us back to the states with a bushel of dried oregano from her garden. It tastes and smell drastically different from the stuff I find here.
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I like the oregano here if it’s paired with something acidic, like tomatoes or lemon. I like combinations of sage and thyme. Rosemary has to be used sparingly, the kids think it’s too strong.
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I couldn’t agree more! Lemony, oregano flavoring in food is incredible. I understand where your kids are coming from. As much as I like rosemary, I tend to not go overboard with it.
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I’m fond of potatoes roasted with butter, rosemary and sea salt. But I don’t make it often because the kids are too young. But maybe for a holiday…
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That sound delicious to me! ^_^
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🙂
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sounds* lol
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If I am not mistaken, isn’t there also a pineapple sage?
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If I saw it in a garden center, I would plant it, just because. 🙂
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Cool!
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I look forward to the “welcome back” post you give us in the spring.
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Can’t wait myself. And I already feel like the days go by too fast. Perhaps it’s me wishing them gone. 🙂
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i love herbs and might like to be a lavender farmer one day.
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The fields of provence in your backyard, a handsome Frenchman to massage your shoulders and a glass of red wine as the scent of lavender enclosed you like a hug where you sit on your stone terrace.
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yes!
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