Drying And Preserving Herbs

Hanging flowers and plants in jars

Drying and preserving herbs that you have grown in your potager garden or pots adds variety to your pantry. These are the various herbs including basil, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, oregano, mint, chives, sage, parsley, and even peppers that add great flavor to your recipes. The herbs can be dried and kept in bottles or sealed…

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What Is Potager Gardening?

People harvesting in broad daylight

The word “potager” means “kitchen gardene” in French. A potager garden is a mixture of vegetables, fruit bushes or trees, flowers and herbs. Most often, these plants are for the table and also include edible flowers and vegetables hanging from trellises. Annuals are often intercropped with perennials, low hedges used as borders, and various aesthetic…

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