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Herbs for cottage garden in SA
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Posted by gill_didsbury S.A. (My Page) on Tue, Feb 8, 05 at 1:36
| Hi Everyone,
Could anyone tell me the best herbs for a cottage garden in South Australia?
I have lavender and two types of rosemary growing now, would love to have some more.
Any help gratefully recieved :-)
HAppy herb growing
Gill |
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RE: Herbs for cottage garden in SA
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| Depends on whether you want culinary, medicinal or decorative herbs. Some perennials that I've found do particularly well in SA with little attention/water are: Santolina (cotton lavender)
Perennial basil
Curry plant
Wormwood
Southernwood
Thyme (all varieites)
Dyer's chamomile
Winter savory
Emperor's mint (Micromeria)
Lemon grass
Lemon verbena
Citronella
Scented perlargoniums
Sage (all varieties)
Rue Hope this list helps - it's by no means conclusive. |
RE: Herbs for cottage garden in SA
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| Is there such a thing as a cottage garden without ROSES? These are herbs, too, you know. Also heliotrope, day lillies and many other flowering plants. Chives, garlic chives and parsley or chervil make terrific borders. |
RE: Herbs for cottage garden in SA
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| All the above plus coriander, feverfew, pyrethrum, marjoram, oregano, lemon balm, nasturtiums, etc. That's all I can think of right now. :) |
RE: Herbs for cottage garden in SA
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I'll make some suggestions if you like. Space out some perennial herbs for starters, low ones at the front of the beds, thyme, winter savory, lemon savory, chives. Then some taller perennial herbs like oregano, margoram, golden margoram, calamint, sage etc. Then at the back or in the middle of the bed taller things like your rosemary, wormwood, lemon verbena, rue, a bay tree (essential) etc. This will give you an all year round base which you can plant around with annual things like fennel, dill, parsley, basil, etc. A herb garden run like this will self seed many annual herbs so once you have them you don't need to buy them again, you just move the little seedlings around and pull out the ones you don't need. I've only listed european-ish type culinary herbs. If you're into medicinal plants or asian culinary herbs you could incorporate those. things like lemongrass and curry leaf tree form a good perennial base for an asian herb garden. Or mix it all up, it's up to you. Keep plants lke rosemary and lavendar well pruned so they are compact and neat. If you spend a bit of time trimming and shaping your herb garden it'll look beautiful. things like wormwood can get out of control and smother other things.
Have fun!!! |
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