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Chocolate Mint

Mint – The Essential Summer Herb in the Garden

Mint is one of my most used summer herbs. Summer might be on the way out but mint and lots of other herbs are still growing reasonably well in my garden. Not that I don’t use it all year round but the fresh and sharp flavour makes it ideal to serve with drinks, cocktails, salads, fruit,… 

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Recent Posts

The Calendula Project

In The Herb Garden – The Calendula Project

The Calendula Project as its been called, is a wee lockdown hobby I’ve been enjoying in my herb garden. It’s a flower I’ve always grown in the garden as it’s such a good companion plant for the herbs, salads and vegetables I grow. Calendula Officinalis is also an invaluable herb in its own right. Calendula is… 

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Herbs and Summer Gardening

Herbs and Summer Gardening

Herbs and Summer Gardening   Summer is just about over and as we move towards autumn, it seems a good time to look back at the past few months in the garden. This year has been challenging  and probably my worst gardening year due to a problem with chronic pain and fatigue. I’ve had to… 

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Gardening

Chocolate Mint

Mint – The Essential Summer Herb in the Garden

Mint is one of my most used summer herbs. Summer might be on the way out but mint and lots of other herbs are still growing reasonably well in my garden. Not that I don’t use it all year round but the fresh and sharp flavour makes it ideal to serve with drinks, cocktails, salads, fruit,… 

Read More »

The Calendula Project

In The Herb Garden – The Calendula Project

The Calendula Project as its been called, is a wee lockdown hobby I’ve been enjoying in my herb garden. It’s a flower I’ve always grown in the garden as it’s such a good companion plant for the herbs, salads and vegetables I grow. Calendula Officinalis is also an invaluable herb in its own right. Calendula is… 

Read More »

Herbs

Chocolate Mint

Mint – The Essential Summer Herb in the Garden

Mint is one of my most used summer herbs. Summer might be on the way out but mint and lots of other herbs are still growing reasonably well in my garden. Not that I don’t use it all year round but the fresh and sharp flavour makes it ideal to serve with drinks, cocktails, salads, fruit,… 

Read More »

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  • Mint – The Essential Summer Herb in the Garden
  • In The Herb Garden – The Calendula Project
  • Herbs and Summer Gardening
  • Scotland’s first Foraging Fortnight
  • Spirit and Spice
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