Even if you don’t have a green thumb, you can easily grow an herb garden in Phoenix or gardening zone 9b. Herbs don’t take a lot of space and once established they are not fussy plants.
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Oregano is a perennial culinary herb that flowers. Use it in pasta dishes, sauces, soups and Mediterranean dishes.
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Chives have a subtle onion flavor or a mild garlic flavor depending on the variety chosen. The botanical name for chives is Allium schoenoprasum.
Add fresh chives for some mild flavor to just about any dish. You can also add them to salads, stews, and soups.
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Borage is traditionally a medicinal plant. All parts of the plant including stems, leaves, flowers and seeds are used medicinally. From a culinary standpoint, Borage leaves and flowers, and stems are used in salads, as garnishes and in tea.
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There are hundreds of varieties of sage, however the majority are considered ornamental plants. A handful of the sages are culinary sages or edible.
Sage is part of the mint or Lamiaceae plant family. As a bonus sage has pretty flowers that attract bees and hummingbirds.
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Dill is a grassy herb from the Apiaceae family. Dill is often associated with pickles as it used in the pickling process. However, dill can also be used in soups, stews and dips.
As part of the carrot family, dill is a great herb to complement carrot dishes. Personally we love to add dill to our cucumber salad recipe and tzatziki.
The herb produces small pretty yellow flowers that attract bees. Let’s grow dill in your Phoenix garden.
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