nutmeg's Herb garden

Garden Type: Herb | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Sand I'm Organic!

The gravel garden is on the western side of the house and gets a lot of sun for most of the day. It was made in 2000/2001, when the original garden (all concrete slabs, mangy lawn and too tall conifers) was completely cleared. A permeable membrane was put over the soil, and a fairly thick layer of gravel was placed on this. Plantings have been done through the membrane. The garden has proved to be pretty easily maintained.

Raised beds were built at some of the boundaries of the garden.

The plants have been chosen to attract insects, birds and other wildlife – and several are used in the kitchen. All are easy to look after and rarely need watering.

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Plantings

Grape Hyacinth

Muscari armeniacum

This attracts insects in early spring. Not my f...
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Flowering quince

Chaenomeles japonica
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Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

I have 15 or so lavender bushes in the gravel g...
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Marjoram

Origanum majorana

I have many marjoram plants in the gravel garde...
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Sweet Cicely

Myrrhis odorata
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Sage

Salvia officinalis

I'm growing sage mainly for culinary use - but ...
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Summer Savoury

Satureja hortensis

I don't tend to use summer savoury in cooking, ...
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Aquilegia

Aquilegia
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Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

I like this plant for its structure - plus attr...
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Hyssop

Hyssop officinalis
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Sea Pink

Armeria maritima
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Teasel

Dipsacus fullonum
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Lady's Mantle

Alchemilla mollis
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Poached Egg Plant

Limnanthes douglasii
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Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis
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Butterfly Bush

Buddleja
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Lemon Thyme

Thymus citriodorus
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Thyme 'Silver Posie'

Thymus vulgaris
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Honesty

Lunaria annua
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Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum
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Chives

Allium schoenoprasum
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Verbena

Verbena bonariensis
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Lithospermum

Lithospermum
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Comments

mondomuse wrote:
Wow Nutmeg, your herb garden looks fabulous!

Posted on 16 Jun 08 (about 1 years ago)
nutmeg wrote:
Thank you!

Posted on 17 Jun 08 (about 1 years ago)