A theory:
I have this theory, the closer to the kitchen you grow your herbs, the more you are likely to use them. If you need to run out into the garden you are less inclined to put on your garden shoes, grab your clippers and head out.
Of course that doesn’t mean that you can’t grow your herbs in more than one place at a time. Herbs add texture and fragrance to both vegetable and flower gardens. Nothing like brushing up against the sweetly fragranced stems and releasing the scent into the air.
Okanagan Goats Milk Cheese!:
The other day I had a bit of Okanagan Goat Cheese, a sourdough baguette, and some organic garlic. It sounded good, but I knew there would be something missing. So I stepped out onto my patio, clipped some fresh chives, oregano, and lemon thyme, and mixed it all together.
Oh Yum!
They were easy to chop, and simple to mix into the goats cheese. Delicious is a good word. I ate the entire thing.
And left myself yearning for some more.
It was a mini baguette by the way, LOL.
Your best place?
Where’s the best place for you to grow your herbs, nearby in the garden, on the windowsill, or in your flower borders.
And how creative do you get with growing them?
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
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I agree the best place is close by,, I have grown them in the flower bed by my door,, as well as some in planter boxes on my deck but basil I grow along side my tomatoes, in the garden,, and the dill in the garden as well.I have some on the window ledge as well,, we have winter 6 months of the year,, there everywhere, I love herbs..
ReplyDeleteLovely, Jen! I have a garden dedicated to just herbs - and oh how I love to weed in there, brushing against the sages and thymes it is wonderful! I don't mind at all going down there and snipping what I need and now I'm teaching my son to go get the herbs too (and he loves to munch on the chives!).
ReplyDeleteI don't ...but I should! We love fresh herbs and I know I need to start a big container on my courtyard! Thanks for reminding me! Hugs! ♥
ReplyDeleteI am never without my rosemary and basil at the back door.
ReplyDeleteI have a raised bed potager about 30 steps outside my back door. In fact I did a post this weekend about it....come see where I grow my herbs...
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Penny
unfortunately the herbs are away from the kitchen so they get used as much as they need to be. Nice photo compositions by the way. Makes me very hungry.
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ReplyDeletelovely post..
such candy for the eyes..
now my taste buds are clamoring..
funny how the senses work..
just like a concerto!
now my watering mouth is demanding more..
more than just my yummy cup of morning inspiration!!!
all because I savored..
salivated..
over your beautiful photos..
drooling over the words!!
warmest sandy hugs..
laughing smiles too!
Loui♥
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A good reminder! I grow my herbs tucked in between my flowers as I do love to catch their scent while I work in my beds.
ReplyDeleteLovely post and lovely lunch:) Just discovered your blog via blotanical. I love herbs - if had only one windowsill, I think I would grow mint and basil and lavender, lol! I'm an apartment dweller, so I have herbs on my patio and in a couple of community garden spots (which are obviously not very convenient!). When I had a house I used to love have them lining the garden pathways so I could smell them when I brushed up against them, but you have to bloom where you're planted:D
ReplyDeleteYUM YUM GIVE ME SOME!! Wow, definitely going to have to try that goat´s cheese...
ReplyDeleteI have planted my first little kitchen garden this year and it is downstairs out the back door...so I have to run a bit in order to get my stuff...and admittedly I am almost never down there, so you are so right, had it been closer I would use it more...but I am using them when I remember them....and watering the plants....when I remember them....hehehehe...uff...I´m hopeless...think I´ll just go drool over your photos some more!!!
I grow mine in with the flowers.
ReplyDeletePatsy
Well I know what I am going to eat soon. Lovely pics and lovely food - thank you!!
ReplyDeleteYum, Jen. This sounds wonderful. I grow chives and parsley in containers. I agree. The closer to the kitchen, the better but why not grow herbs in the garden too? They look wonderful. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, that just looks yummy, Jen! Your great photos and description had me yearning to share. I agree that the best place to grow herbs is close to the kitchen. Unfortunately, my big black and white cat Oreo thinks it's a great idea too...he need only go out the door when he wants to plop down on the herb garden for a morning nap! Funny how the cat mind works...warm keyboard in winter, cool greens in summer...LOL!
ReplyDeleteI was so pleased to read of you meeting Maria...isn't she a sweetie? I had tea with her and her friend Kay at Clancy's Tea Room earlier in the year...the first blogger pals I've met in person. We just had a wonderful time!
Off to take some late evening shots, now that we finally have sunshine to work with...enjoy your week...:)
Jen, Such a lovely post~beautiful and delicious looking photos. Unfortunately my herbs are out in the front garden~But, next year they are going on the patio! gail
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