If you find the scent of essential oils pleasant, you can bring the benefits of the senses into your home. The lemon bush, also called lemon verbena, gives off a fresh lemon scent with the slightest touch. The lemon bush is native to Chile, Peru and Argentina. Based on the countries of origin, some properties of the intensely…
Lemon thyme emerged from a cross with real thyme and field thyme and has been cultivated in farm and monastery gardens for centuries. A fully aromatic, lemon-heavy taste and the fresh scent of the hybrid plant gave this plant its name. Even today, the traditional spice plant is still a real insider tip for the home kitchen…
If you don’t have your own garden, you don’t have to forego enjoying fresh, home-grown herbs. A herb garden on the balcony is quick and easy to maintain and provides freshly harvested parsley, aromatic marjoram, fragrant thyme, spicy dill and numerous other types of herbs. In addition, the blooming herbs enrich the visual appearance of the balcony…
Every gardener who likes to cook will grow his own garden herbs. There is no cheaper way to upgrade your food. Healthier and uncontaminated herbs cannot be found anywhere else. The cultivation of annual garden herbs Annual garden herbs have to be grown anew every year. If you tackle this “herb for herb” task, you will have to…
Marjoram is popular with Germans, especially in sausages. The marjoram can season a lot more, many hearty German dishes and many Mediterranean dishes, and tender, fresh marjoram can also shine in gourmet cuisine. Reason enough to grow the marjoram in your own garden so that it is always fresh to hand. Find out below how to care for,…
For all people who like to cook, savory is an essential part of the herb garden. It can be more or less work there, as there are two quite different varieties of savory. Here you will learn the most important things about the differences, about planting and caring for the two varieties, and about drying savory. Well-known…
Jiaogulan is also called the “herb of immortality” and is said to have many healing powers. We mainly know tea and pills made from the plant. The jiaogulan plant itself has only recently been on the rise. The herb is said to have just as good properties as ginseng, which is known to be expensive. Many ingredients really match. The…
Cress is healthy, cress is delicious, cress brings a touch of spiciness and spices up any boring sandwich with a paper cut. That is why the cress pot on the windowsill has become a matter of course for many people – if you are not yet one of these people, you will find out here how…
The flowers of real chamomile are suitable for seasoning soups and making teas. The young leaves and shoots, on the other hand, have a slightly tart and somewhat sweet taste. The roots neither taste good nor do they have good nutritional value. The spread occurs through humans or through animals. The real chamomile can now be found all over…
Bear’s garlic, which is also called “wild garlic”, is a wild vegetable and aromatic plant and is related to garlic, onions and chives. However, daffodils and lilies are also some of its relatives. The taste and smell of wild garlic are very reminiscent of garlic. It is said to have an antibacterial and blood pressure lowering effect. In addition,…