Currently I grow 20 different herbs and 5 different spices.

WHAT IS AN HERB?
Herbs are the green and leafy part of the plant and typically more delicate in flavor than a spice.

WHAT IS A SPICE?
Spices come from other parts of the plant, such as, stem, seeds, bark, flowers and roots or rhizomes of plants.

Some plants will provide both an herb Cilantro (the leaves) and a spice Coriander (seeds of the Cilantro plant). All can play an important part in the joy of cooking as well as to help maintain your healthy living style.

BASIL | ORGEANO | PARSLEY | CILANTRO | SAGE

These are always found in my garden. They attract pollinators, repel deer and unwanted bugs and are a staple of my culinary practices. No jar of canned tomatoes is finished without inserting a basil leaf before sealing the jar.

One of my goals is to expand my knowledge of herbs and spices into beverages. Creating your own repeatable drinks, especially on cold winter days, is an especially lovely idea. I browse the web to find interesting concoctions and brew them up. The most wonderful part of this is I can experiment, gain knowledge as well as add beneficial vitamins and minerals to my diet.

GREEN TEA: blackberry, mint, thyme and honey.
​GINGER TEA: ginger, lemon and honey.

I have not done a lot in the medicinal area, basically because I am rarely if ever sick (could be a by-product of my gardening and use of herbs). But nothing beats a beautifully styled vase of herbs as a summer bouquet.