Excellent Herbs

I love herbs!

 

I was hoping for alliteration in the post title, but "Hopeful Herbs" or "Happy Herbs" just didn't do it, what with Herb not having the "h" sound.

Here's a bunch of photos of my herbs taken yesterday and today.  Herbs in January always make spring look closer than it feels!

catnip

lemony catnip

creeping winter savory

French tarragon

garlic chives

horehound (and weeds!)

chocolate mint

citrus basil mint

lemon balm

onion chives

Greek mountain oregano

English thyme (or ordinary garden thyme), which I severely pruned back

Foxley thyme after severe pruning

yarrow

Since my only remaining orange mint is growing wild in an abandoned bed I pulled out a few runners to grow.  They don't look like much now, but orange mint is my most invasive and I have no worries these will become big strong plants!

orange mint runner

The germander has been transplanted into the New Herb Garden ("New" to distinguish it from the original Herb Garden).  I divided it into two, plus got one very small rooted piece I've sown in a small plastic pot.  This new bed has plenty of room for spring plantings, including Winter Sown chamomile, alliums, and something new to me, spiked thyme (Thymbra spicata) or donkey hyssop (I love that name!) - knock on wood.

germander divided and transplanted in New Herb Garden

germander

germander start