Mint is one of the easiest plants to grow, and packs some of the biggest benefits. For example, this sweet smelling herb freshens breath and acts as a deterrent for mice. It can also be used fresh from the garden in many different recipes and DIYs. I’ve collected 14 Things to Make Using Fresh Mint, because I have so much of it growing in a container! I have to find a way to use it all! If you don’t grow it, you can usually buy fresh mint leaves in most grocery stores (by the prepackaged salad or in the produce section)… [Read More]
10 Creative Ways to Use Herbs from Your Garden
I love growing my own herbs! No matter where we’ve lived, I’ve always found the space for at least a small container herb garden. They’re just so easy to grow, so useful, and save me from spending money on the fresh “live” herbs available at the grocery store (which half the time, die within a week for me). But sometimes, I don’t use as many herbs as usual, or my plants are just extra prolific. Which is what led me recently to go looking for ways to use up my extra herbs. Here are 10 Creative Ways to Use Herbs… [Read More]
How to Bring Your Summer Herbs Indoors
Now that the nip of fall is in the air, the summer flowers and herbs in your garden are probably on their last leg. While many of your flowers may be annuals and meant to only last one season, the truth is that most of your herbs are hardy enough to grow all year long. This works best for perennial and biennial herbs like, oregano, thyme, marjoram, parsley, chives and rosemary. I’ve had some luck with extending the season on basil. but at some point it always dies on me indoors (even though I make sure it gets lots of… [Read More]
Thrift Store Makeover- Kitchen Herb Planter
Back in January I showed you some wonderful Thrifty Garden Finds that I found at Goodwill. One was a brand new Smith & Hawken Bird Attracting seed kit with planter! I recently painted it and remade it into a little kitchen herb planter with the help of a digital transfer from my daughter’s etsy shop Digital Download Shop. My local Asian market had some potted herbs on sale and I just couldn’t resist. Easy indoor herb garden and they smell so good! Parsley, dill, basil, and thyme. The Graphics Fairy has a wonderful page that lists all the different ways… [Read More]
