Planting a Tea Garden

I constructed a little raised bricked bed next

to the newly painted Hen Haus

which borders the small

vegetable garden.

I planted it with herbs for tea!

Lemon Grass in an old enamel bucket

The Tea Garden Bed


Flower boxes under the windows

of the Hen Haus

waiting to be filled with

enticing herbs!

Anise Hyssop along the front of the bed

Stevia, for sweetening the tea,

in a vintage enamel water softener container.

Lemon Verbena

Dwarf Blue Hyssop

Sweet Thai Basil

Pineapple Sage

Dittany of Crete Oregano

Parsley

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All tea herbs to be used in creating

interesting blends of homemade tea!

Elsewhere on the farm

are more perennial herbs that

may be used for teas such as

Lavender, Hops,Horehound,

Rosemary,Sage, Bee Balm,

Sweet Cicely and Sweet Woodruff.

One aromatic blend might be:

Rosemary, Lavender and Lemon Verbena

or perhaps ~

Hummingbird tea consisting of

2 tsp fresh rose hips, lightly mashed

2 tsp fresh pineapple sage

and

1 tsp fresh Anise Hyssop flowers and foliage

Or maybe just a simple

Lemon Balm or lavender tea!

And wouldn't it be lovely if you

could join me for a cup?

Joining Amy at Homestead Revival

for the Barn Hop!