Herb gardens

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Walk into any herb garden for a sensory experience—the plants it contains will have been selected for their aromatic foliage and flowers. Valued for their many uses, herbs are also attractive plants, and many insects will visit their flowers. Herbs have rich associations with human history. Here are plants that have, over many centuries, helped people sleep, soothed pain, repelled insects, calmed fussy babies, and flavored foods and intoxicating drinks. Herbs are still worth growing today for their useful qualities, as well as for their beauty. 

Grand style This large, formal herb garden features geometric beds immaculately edged with boxwood. The bed in the foreground is filled with different types of mint. 

Mitka, Mike. FDA Never Promised an Herb Garden-But Sellers and Buyers Eager to See One Grow. Journal of the American Medical Association 280 no. 18 (November 11, 1998). 

Many people cultivate their own herb gardens of various species in the mint family that are used as flavorings. This is done to ensure a continuous and fresh supply of these flavorful herbs for use in aromatic, epicurean cooking. Recently, people have also began to grow these plants indoors under artificial sources of light so that they will continue to have access to fresh edible mints during the winter. 

Calendulas are herbs that have l -3", orange or yellow flowers, giving bouquets of color for borders and indoor use. Plants grow 1 -3 high with a bushy habit. Calendulas blend well into bedding schemes, herb gardens, and containers. 

With a sunny window sill and the right choice of plants, you can create your own mini herb garden indoors and have a constant supply of fresh leaves to flavor your favorite dishes. 

Taylor, L. 2005. The healing power of rainforest herbs. Garden City Park, NY Square One Publishers. 

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The famous Monastery of St. Gall in Switzerland (AX>. 820) had more specific portions of the overall plan devoted to medical care and medical staff. Its plan clearly shows separate facilities for bloodletting, physician housing, infirmary, kitchens, bathing facilities for the sick, and medicinal herb garden. 

In days of yore, many of the noble, as well as the not so noble, had their own herb garden, sometimes formal and sometimes informal. Many were works of art. But whether the cook had a few pots of herbs on the kitchen windowsill, or a formal classic 16th century herbal knot garden, fresh herbs were considered far superior to dried. 

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