Herbs

You'll find information here about herbs that don't fit into any category.

Snippets about uses that don't warrant a full page but are useful to know.

There are so many uses - medicinal, culinary and cosmetic.

For example, a rosemary infusion is good as a final rinse for oily hair.

Also, it's been reputed to lessen the appearance of grey hairs if you have dark hair and use it as a rinse.

Chew a sprig of parsley to neutralise the smell of garlic.

Chamomile is useful as an eye bath, lessens the pain of toothache and can be used as a rinse for lightening blonde hair.

The varieties are arranged in alphabetical order and each page will tell you about the culinary, medical or cosmetic uses.

Garlic
Video showing you how to remove the smelly bit of the garlic, how to make garlic bread - 2 methods - and a link to growing garlic.

Mint
Different types of mint and their uses. Mint can overrun your garden and you need to contain it. It is essential for culinary and medicinal uses.

Rosemary
General information about Rosemary - hair rinse, culinary uses, history, care and cultivation guidelines.

Sage
Sage dressing, stuffing, growing and drying. A natural cough remedy and steam bath for colds. Sage is the most versatile herb. It is so useful.

Sage Plant
The sage plant is a good all round evergreen plant. Photograph of green sage and golden sage

For an explanation of gardening terms that you might not understand, please check out the Growers Dictionary section.

I found that I was either skimping on explanations or giving too much information on the individual pages so I have posted all relevant terms in one section - if there's anything you need to know, please drop me an email.

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