Beyond the Garden Gate

Author: GardenDan

  • Drying & Preserving Herbs

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    To dry bay leaves (and most other herbs), rinse them well and let them thoroughly dry. Most can be “air-dried” at this stage by hanging in a dark, climate-controlled space until dry. They can be placed in a paper bag to hang, if there is no convenient dark place. In several days to a week…

  • What’s Blooming Nov ’24

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    fall cassia (Senna bicapsularis) red basil (Clinopodium coccineum) seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) blue curl (Trichostema dichotomum) woody goldenrod (Chrysoma pauciflosculosa) Georgia savory (Clinopodium georgianum) forsythia sage (Salvia madrensis) Philippine violet (Barleria cristata)

  • What’s Blooming

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    Some examples of colorful blooms out and about these days: dwarf firebush (Hamelia patens) Mexican sage (Salvia leucantha) wax mallow (Malvaviscus drummondii) red calamint Also called red basil and scarlet calamint (Clinopodium coccineum) firespike (Odontonema cuspidatum)