Many people want a herb bed in their own garden, on the terrace or on the balcony. What could be nicer than preparing a tea or a delicious salad from herbs you have picked yourself and using the herbs for your own well-being or for health care? Choose the right location Most herbs come from the…
Oregano belongs to the mint family and is a herb that can live for several years. In addition to its useful properties for cooking and medicine, oregano is a very decorative plant with an aromatic smell, the rhizome of which is strongly branched and woody runners form. If it is allowed to develop freely, it becomes a…
The annual, herbaceous plant grows to a height of 75 cm in summer. The smooth plant smells extremely aromatic and has an appetizing effect with its light green color. The stems of the dill grow upright and only fork in the upper section. There the plant branches out into 15 to 30-rayed double umbels and can be seen…
In addition to the edible, aromatic seeds of the plant, the leaves also often find their way into cooking pots as a spice. The long flower stem ends with a rather flat double-ended inflorescence. During its flowering from June to July, the white flowers of the plant enrich the look of the garden for four weeks and…
Basil is also called royal herb. It smells pleasantly of essential oils and has found its way into many kitchens, especially due to its unmistakable taste. Basil is a southern herb. Therefore, it takes a little care to grow and thrive in our climate. The classic among the different types of basil is the Genovese basil. You can get it…
The medicinal properties of the herbaceous sage plants have been known since ancient times. Its versatility makes it an extremely popular plant in the herb garden, but the European garden sage – Salvia officinalis – can also be cultivated without any problems as a container plant on the balcony or terrace. The aromatic leaves of the labiates…
Lovage is a perennial plant native to southwest Europe. The spicy-smelling umbelliferae also thrives in home gardens and has been valued as a popular medicinal and aromatic plant for centuries. Its digestive, appetizing and diuretic active ingredients are still used as traditional medicines and are becoming increasingly important again. The plant is relatively easy to cultivate and even…
What is the most important thing about a good spaghetti sauce? Herbs of Provence, of course! And in these herbs of Provence, rosemary is probably the most important spice, and the decorative herbs cannot be missing in many other delicacies. So if you don’t have rosemary in your garden yet, it’s high time you did. What kind of…
Good old chives – delicious, rich in vitamins, low in calories, and yet not every German household has a chive plant that can be harvested permanently. Why not? When there are few herbs that are as easy to grow as chives! You can find out more here. What is chives for a plant? The chives belong to the…
Do you love a well-braised Boeuf Bourguignon? Do you like to cook with the typical “herbs of Provence”, and do you think a delicious coq au vin or a self-cut and seasoned gyros should not be despised? Thyme is the defining spice in all of these delicacies, and it is often the freshness of this thyme that…