Culinary Herbs

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Italian Basil

Basil is one of the most popular herbs we grow. This variety is fusarium-resistant, Italian large leaf which is perfect for pesto, salads and sauces. Leaves grow up to 4” long and are sweet and flavorful.

Thai Basil

A distinct, delicious spicy anise basil used for both its flavor and its dramatic color as a garnish.

Tulsi Basil

Tulsi Basil also known as sacred or holy basil is native to India and is valued for its medicinal properties. Often holy basil is found next to households to give divine protection. Used in Ayurvedic medicine to strengthen the immune system and to increase oxygen uptake to the brain. Makes a delicious tea.

Cilantro

Slow-bolting, cilantro is popular in Mexican and Asian dishes, indispensable in salsa and a favorite of ours in soups and salads.

Dill

Delicious and easy to grow. leaves and seeds are edible and flavorful, essential for pickling!


Curly Parsley

A favorite for flavor and garnish. Beautiful, deep green leaves. A nutritious breath freshener.

Lemongrass

Lemongrass is delightfully fragrant and deliciously lemony. It will not tolerate Vermont winters but it does well if potted up and brought indoors. Used in many Asian dishes and soups.

Fennel

Crisp, juicy bulb type Fennel grows 3 feet high with edible blue green stems and feathery green leaves. Resistant to stressors and bolting. Great in salads, grilled, steamed or sauteed. Aids digestion.

REd Veined Sorrel

Bright green leaves with contrasting red veins, add beautiful color and flavor to lettuce mix. Harvest young as large leaves are tough.

Oregano

Did you know that there are over 50 varieties of oregano? This is the true culinary herb from Greek and Italian Mediterranean hillsides. Not only flavorful, Oregano is also wonderfully medicinal. Hardy, will sometimes overwinter.

Sweet Marjoram

A delightfully fragrant herb native to Turkey but popular throughout the Mediterranean. Ancient Greeks believed it brought peace and happiness. Marjoram is wonderful as a culinary herb but it is an impressive medicinal herb as well!

Stevia

Incredibly sweet leaves are a perfect herbal alternative to sugar. Used fresh or dried. Sweet as it is, it actually retards plaque and tooth decay! Amazing annual.

Watercress

Watercress loves water and some sun, easy in the garden or in containers. Rich in vitamins and a perfect addition to salads and sandwiches alike.

Thyme

Indispensable in the kitchen, used in soups, stews, roasts also known for its medicinal properties. Hardy perennial herb, even in Vermont. Thyme is wonderful fresh or dried and like all herbs, thyme has many beneficial health benefits.

Savory

Zesty flavor used in beans, cabbage, and sauerkraut dishes, medicinally used as an infusion for sore throats, also said to be an aphrodisiac. 10-18” Tall

Lemon Basil

If you are looking for intense lemony aroma and flavor, look no further! Wonderful in salads and teas, vigorous grower.

Red Rubin Basil

This beautiful purple basil is not as flavorful as its green cousin, but it is stunning in salads, vinegar or as a garnish.

Spice Bush Basil

This marvelous little basil grows about 8” tall and maintains a compact mound of light green leaves with white flowers. Beautiful and tasty!

Lime Basil

Delicious and Zesty lime aroma and flavor for a citrus flair to fish dishes and salads.

Cinnamon Basil

Sweet, cinnamon scent, frequently used in herbal teas and potpourri, violet stems with purple flowers, delicious in salads.

Chives

Delicious and hardy perennial that will pop up in your garden in early spring. Chop up in salads, dressing and grills.

Epazote

Epazote is a Mexican herb often used in bean dishes for flavor as well as a medicinal aid in the digestion of beans. Great in tortillas, gorditas and moles.

Flat Leaf Parsley

Growing in popularity for its bolder flavor, this flat leaf parsley is easy to grow and delicious fresh or dry. ht. 12-28”

Bronze Fennel

This non-bulbing bronze fennel leaves are a wonderful, delicious and decorative addition in salads, grilled fish or whenever you’d like to add a delicious touch of fennel flavor.

Lovage

A specialty culinary herb with delicious celery flavor, also known as “Mt. Celery” in France and Greece where it grows wild. Perennial.

Green Sorrel

Also known as ‘Sour Grass’ sorrel likes cool weather, acid soil, partial shade and water. Snip the lemony-flavored leaves when young. Perennial.

Purslane

You may have enough of these growing in your garden, but if not they are worth trying! Crisp and mild, even a little tangy in flavor they are packed with omega 3’s and add texture and flavor to salads

Rosemary

Wonderful Rosemary! An essential, aromatic and delicious Mediterranian herb. Rosemary is not a perennial in the Northeast but, it may be potted up and kept indoors for the winter.

Shiso

Not only is this Japanese herb a delightfully flavorful treat it is also rich in calcium and iron. It has been described as the “Asian Basil”

Sage

Known for its silvery foliage and for its flavor, used in sausages and stuffings, fresh or dried, medicinally used as a nerve tonic. 16-30” tall perennial

TExas Tarragon

Also known as Mexican Mint Marigold, leaves are aromatic and are a wonderful substitute for French Tarragon. It’s sweet delicate licorice flavor brightens salads and main dishes. It’s pretty, yellow flowers will bloom all summer long and are beautiful in salads as well.

Creeping Thyme

Beautiful in your garden, low growing, may be used in the kitchen as well. Delicate Flavor