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Bee balm herb plants for your garden
Bee balm is native to North America, it is also known as Bergamot. It is an aggresive clump forming hardy perennial plant. In summer the plants bear red, pink, white and purple flowers. Plants grow to around 1.2 mtrs and are often used as a boarder plant.
Growing: Bee balm grows best in full sun in a well drained soil. Soils can be sandy or poor and the plant still grows well. It is grown mostly by division but also by seed.
Uses: The leaves make a nice tea.
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Catmint & Catnip herbs for your garden
(Nepta mussinii & Nepta faassenii)
The flowers of both these plants is blue. The leaves of both catmint and catnip are similar- gray-green, serrated and spear shaped.
Uses: Cats love both these plants and will roll around in the foliage.. The leaves of both make a refeshing tea.
Growing: Sow seeds directly into the soil. Soils need to be well drained. Space plants around 1m apart in full sun positions. Catnip can also be grown in pots.
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Caraway herb plants for your garden
(Carum carvi)
Caraway plants resemble carrot tops. They have feathery green leaves and small white flowers.
Growing: Sow seeds in early spring directly into the garden. Caraway likes a sunny position in well drained soil. Caraway will self seed each year.
Uses: The ripe seed and young leaves have a sweet, aromatic flavour, added to boiled cabbage, potatoes and cottage cheese.
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Chamomile herb plants for your garden
(Matricaria recutita)
Chamomile is a hardy annual with feathery grey-green foliage. The flowers are daisy like white with a yellow centre. The plants commonly grow to 45cm tall.
Uses: The leaves are used fresh or dried to make a soothing tea and as an aid to digestion. The dried leaves can also be used in potpourri and used as an insect repellent to repel moths.
Growing: Sow seeds directly into the garden in spring. Pick a sunny spot with well drained soil, space around 15cm apart.
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