Hi,

For what do you use Fewerfew? I have Fewerfew with my flowers. I like the=

small white flowers, which goes with any other type of flowers. I never
thought that I could use it in dishes. Unless, we are not taking about t=
he
some thing.

Fran=E7oise.

J Kolenovsky wrote:

My heavens, regardless of where you are, pick up an herb book and pick
your choices. You are bound to have more than enough to chose from. Ful=
l
sun and good drainage.

This is what I planted for a client on June 30, 2003 in zone 9a. They
are prolific now.

1. Fennel
2. Bee Balm
3. Cinnamon Basil
4. Lovage
5. Fewerfew
6. Sweet violets
7. Lemon Balm
8. Pineapple Mint
9. Yerba Buena Mint
10. Sweet Lavender
11. Chive
12. Redstem Peppermint
13. Prostrate Rosemary
14. English Wedgewood Thyme
15. Spanish Lavender
16. Purple Red Basil
17. Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil
18. Stachys Lambs Ear
19. Lime Basil
20. Mexican Oregano
21. Dancing Water Rosemary
22. Hardy Hill Rosemary
23. Blue Tuscan Rosemary
24. Lemon Thyme
25. English Mint
26. Lemon Verbena
27. Mexican Mint Marigold
28. Greek Oregano
29. Evergreen Coreopsis
30. French Lavender
31. Pineapple Sage
32. Artemesia Silver King

Oh, and I found her an Artemesia Southernwood on Monday. She's from
England and is thrilled with the garden.

J. Kolenovsky
Bayou City on the Gulf Coast prairie and marsh eco-region #2, Texas.

Sandie Hudson wrote:

My husband's veggie garden has done so well this year that I
plan to encourage him to keep it going every year. This
leaves me with a small square near the patio where I used to
grow a few tomatoes. I think I would like to try to grow
some herbs there. What advice do you have? I would like
perennials or self seeders that love sun and are easy to
care for. Which ones to plant and when?

Thanks

--
J. Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP
=F4=BF=F4 - http://www.celestialhabitats.com - business
=F4=BF=F4 - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/personal.html - personal

Jayel,

I planted parsley and basil indoor last winter and I have been using them=
a lot.
Now I use the outdoor ones. My mother always had a pot of parsley indoor =
for
years. She used to do a type of potatoes and she always put a little bran=
ch of
parsley on them on each plate.

I do not like to bring in an outside plant in the fall. I am scare of bug=
s
inside. My children and my husband laugh at me. I panic when I see a craw=
ling
bug inside the house. I do not mind them as much outside. When I was youn=
g, my
father would say: "Little animals do not eat big ones."

Fran=E7oise.

"J. Lane" wrote:

Francoise,
Glad to hear you've visited Beautiful B.C. I live in the interior where=
the
weather is more extreme. -20 in the worst part of winter and today was =
39
degrees. Still is about 28 and it's 10pm!
Back to the herbs... have you tried growing them in pots that can be br=
ought
inside in the winter?
Wish I could visit you end of the country sometime. The only time I was=

there was when I emmigrated from England. All I got to see was the airp=
ort!
--
Jayel
"Fran=E7oise" wrote in message
...
Jayel,

I have no problem growing herbs in the summer. I have beautiful parsley=
and
basil now. They do not survive the winter. I have to plant new ones eve=
ry
spring.

Montr=E9al is very different than Vancouver. I remember going to Vancou=
ver in
April one year. Though there was hardly any snow on the ground here, we=
were
still wearing our winter coats. I arrive in a flowered, warm Vancouver.=
Sad
though, it was misty, could not see the mountains very well. Then I fle=
w to
Winnipeg. We landed in a snow storm. What a funny trip!

After graduation, I spend a week in Vancouver. We had gorgeous weather =
the
whole
week and I almost accepted the job that was offered to me then. Since t=
hen,
I
visited Vancouver, Victoria and different places many times since then.=
Two
years ago we spent a few days with some friends outside Vancouver.

Fran=E7oise.

"J. Lane" wrote:

HI Francoise,
I'm a Canuck too but I've had no problem growing herbs. Possible my B=
=2EC.
zone is higher than yours. Winters are not too harsh although summer'=
s
proving to be just plain nasty to plants and humans here. 37degrees
celcius,
uggh! and dry as a bone.
--
Jayel
"Fran=E7oise" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Basil and parsley are not perennials here in Canada. My thyme did not=

survive
the winter.

Fran=E7oise.

"J. Lane" wrote:

Hi Sandie,
Most herbs are perennials and like the sun. Choose what you like to=
use
in
your cooking etc, and plant them. Basil, oregano, rosemary and
thyme(jeezeI
sound like Simon and Garfunkle) come to mind. Don't plant mints. Th=
ey
are
almost impossible to get rid of and take over the bed. The roots ca=
n
grow
two feet down and spread all over the place. Best to use a containe=
r for
them.
--
Jayel
"Sandie Hudson" wrote in message
.com...
My husband's veggie garden has done so well this year that I
plan to encourage him to keep it going every year. This
leaves me with a small square near the patio where I used to
grow a few tomatoes. I think I would like to try to grow
some herbs there. What advice do you have? I would like
perennials or self seeders that love sun and are easy to
care for. Which ones to plant and when?

Thanks

That's my only advice, KEEP THE MINT IN A CONTAINER! A large pot can grow
more
of it than you can possibly use. I grow mine in a half Jack Daniels barrel
by
the front door, and often pick a few sprigs on the was in.

LOL.

My mint is in a container, too. It's called "the entire back yard". In some
moment of temporary insanity, I planted one 4" pot into my raised garden bed
when we first moved into the house. I beat it back into submission on a regular
basis, but the damn stuff still gets into the lawn, into the cracks in the
sidewalk, even into the pile of dirt that was windblown under my potting table
where it happily flowered!



-=epm=-

In matters of truth and justice,
there is no difference between large and small problems,
for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
- Albert Einstein

My 2 cents on herbs:

Rosemary, thyme and lavender will grow in terrible conditions of poor soil,
dryness and full sun - it takes work to kill them. Plus they all remain green
all winter; I frequently have dug through some NJ snow to cut a sprig in winter
- carefully, I may add.
Oregano is also very tolerant of poor conditions, but it can spread a lot if it
goes to seed. I have "Greek" oregano because I love the furry leaves, but it
shows up in the lawn, in any empty space - almost as bad as mint.

Sage comes in all sorts of varieties and colors, and is a great herb for
cooking.
Basil is also wonderful, but needs a little more attention and water. There is
nothing better than having fresh basil to add to a tomato salad, and the dried
herb tastes like a very poor imitation.

I have grown a lot of herbs of all sorts, but these are the ones that I make
sure I always have, and the ones I would recommend to a novice. There are a lot
of herbs that are pretty or nice to grow, but these always get used by me.

Lastly, anything in the mint family is also easy to grow, but make sure you
plant it in a container buried in the ground if you plant it in a garden, or it
will BE the ENTIRE garden in a few months. I use mint and catnip all the time,
but I swear I pull as much out for being a weed as I cut from the intended part
of the garden. If I didn't love mint tea as much as the cats love the catnip,
it would be LONG gone....


-=epm=-

In matters of truth and justice,
there is no difference between large and small problems,
for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
- Albert Einstein