POTPOURRI HERBSCAPE

 

Discover the joy and delight of growing your own potpourri herbscape and get the twofold pleasure of a lovely scented garden as well as the ingredients for scented potpourris that perfume your home and make excellent gifts.

These herbs may be planted in a formal, classic potpourri garden with a central focal point, an informal potpourri border or in containers on the deck or patio. Locate your garden in full sun if possible to get the best growth and blooms and near a window or bench to enjoy the sight and scent during the summer months.

If space is limited, these herbs are essential for scent, texture and color:

Artemisias – silver foliage, white seed heads and slightly lemon scent
Lamb’s Ear – silver color and fuzzy texture
Lavenders – leaves and flowers for classic scent and color
Lemon Verbena – leaves and flowers, lemon scent
Mountain Mint – deep green foliage and refreshing mint scent
Rosemary – leaves and flowers for sweet, pine-like scent and texture

In addition try the following herbs:

Anise Hyssop – leaves and flowers for subtle licorice scent
Basils – leaves and flowers for sweet scent as well as green or purple color
Beebalm – leaves and flowers for minty scent and color
Chamomile – dried flowers for apple-like scent and pale yellow color
Costmary – leaves for peppery combination of mint, lemon & balsam scent
Feverfew – flowers for color and scent
Scented Geraniums – leaves for soft green color and variety of scents
Lemon Balm – leaves and flowers for lemon scent
Marjoram – leaves and flowers for scent and silvery color
Mints – leaves and flowers for variety of scents
Patchouli – leaves for dark green color and strong woodsy scent
Clove Pinks – dried flowers for color and mild clove scent
Rose – flower petals and buds for color and scent
Sages – leaves and flowers for variety of scent and texture
Santolinas – leaves and flowers of grey & green varieties for scent and texture
Tansy – flowers for a subtle camphor scent and yellow color
Thymes – leaves and flowers for aroma, color and texture
Sweet Woodruff – leaves and flowers foe woodsy, vanilla scent and green color

“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,
the world and all who live in it”
Psalm 24:1