The rosemary in the foreground is growing where I originally planted a dwarf nectarine and a dwarf peach. They didn’t really thrive, and then the fruit-fly stung all their fruit… so they were donated to friends as part of my “thrive or don’t stay” philosophy.
Rosemary for roast potatoes, soups and omlettes. It’s the second rosemary bush I have had, replacing one that was where the apple is now, that simply grew and grew until it became woody and collapsed on itself one day.
Lemon verbena to the left of the rosemary is for tea, but it goes well with fish too (must try that). The Golden Delicious dwarf apple in the left hand side of the image is about a year old and yet to fruit. Cornflowers, oregano and thyme are planted at the base. In the right hand side of the frame you can see the leaves of the Cecile Brunner rose.
And … of course…. the nasturtiums. Three weeks ago there were none there. In a month most of the picture would be nasturtiums with hand-sized leaves.
(If you looked hard, you would see some Dutch Irises and daffodils beginning to peek up, but they are DEFINITELY not for eating).
I love lemon verbena! My neighbour has a couple of beautiful plants, but I haven’t had it in my garden since we moved back from Darwin (I’d had it growing in a pot before that). I also like it as a tea, but my favourite thing to do with it is crinkle it between my fingers, hold it under my nose, and dream of childhood and lemonade icy poles 🙂
🙂 I have lemon verbena and lemon thyme and lemon balm growing, plus a citrus geranium. All in spots where I am likely to brush against it on the path. I think I like the lemon balm best if I had to choose – but all are lovely.