A lovely and easy to grow herb, chamomile has a multitude of uses and is one of the most widely used herbs for calming and night time teas. Plant in rich, well draining soil and harvest flowers in the morning before they’re opened for maximum potency.
The classic evergreen fern found growing in the understory all up and down the West Coast, the Western Sword Fern is an easy to grow perennial that can withstand a variety of soils and sunlight conditions. It gets its name from the long, sword-like fronds that many of us grew up having botanical sword fights with at summer camp. Deer resistant and rather drought resistant once established. A perfect understory plant.
One of our favorite backdoor greens that work in just about every meal! Garlic Chives should be grown outside of everybody’s kitchen door, on their balcony, or anywhere you can easily snip a few to add to your dish.
The classic culinary thyme, Narrow Leaf French Thyme is the perfect herb to spice up soups, stews, and casseroles with its fresh, aromatic fragrance. The leaves on this cultivar are a beautiful and compact grey-green that will cascade gently over a rock wall or through a garden border. Provide very well-draining soil for best flavor and be sure to prune it regularly to keep it from looking leggy, and to keep your cooking fresh.
Silver Lemon Thyme is a uniquely fragrant and delicious thyme that also makes a wonderful landscape plant. Placed near the edge of a pathway or between pavers will cause the aromatic oils to fill the air anytime you brush up against them. The small round leaves have a beautiful light variegation along their outer edge and really light up a pathway, especially at night.
