Now, for one of my favorite herbs! Scented Geraniums! They are tender perennial plants that become very large with the summers heat! Their use is in baking, potpourri, and fresh arrangements. I like to tuck them in a brides bouquet to give a scent that is soft and romantic. The two types of scented geraniums that are pictures are Altar of Roses and Grey Lady, both smell of wild roses. There are many, many different scents including, lemon, lime, chocolate, mint etc. You may find that scented geraniums could become a favorite to you too! 
Altar of Roses pictured on a cold rainy Memorial Day in Oregon!
Lemon Balm....nice plant..but you only need one! This herb will reseed itself everywhere! It has a fresh lemon scent and can be used in cold drinks ,baking and flower arrangements. Remember, just one plant...next year you will have all the plants you want!! Happy planting and reading!!
5 comments:
Hope your babysitting is going well. I love this herb post. Never knew any of this info before. I love to keep learning new stuff. Blessings...
I love the scented geraniums too. Maybe they'd go nicely in the front of my house. North facing in a mediterranean climate. What do you think?
The books sound interesting!
I think the scented geraniums would do really well in the Southern CA climate...just give them plenty of water until they are established. They might even grow larger than we are accustomed to seeing!
The geranium that I have in a pot (from the PINK photo) came from a huge plant that had overgrown the school fence at the last house I lived in in LA. I took a cutting and grew my pink geranium from it. They do get really large here, as do poinsettias.
....again, I am wishing that I have ALL those herbs, flowers here in my garden. very nice !!
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