this week in the herb garden

although the day was overcast and grey, the air was warm and full of birdsong. Today I chose to replant the lavender border. The plants had been in for a few years and had always flowered well, but they did not survive the combination of a wet summer followed by a long cold winter. The new plants are small, but hopefully will grow well and produce enough flowers to use for soaps and creams as well as my popular lavender shortbread!

Before and after photos of the lavender border...

 

this week in the herb garden

Spring has come late to the herb garden this year and, although there has not been much of an improvement in the weather, temperatures at least have risen a bit and plants are beginning to grow. There was wild garlic to pick this week and some of it went into an omelette with red pepper and feta.
The perennial herbs all have new shoots and the nettle patch has almost enough new growth to make a soup. The grass will soon be ready for the first cut, but I am reluctant to get the lawnmower out while the primula and cowslip are flowering there.