Herbal uses

Monday, December 19, 2011

Lavender is the essence of an English herb garden. Who could ever be without the silver leaves and soft purple flowers alight with white butterflies. It traditionally lines the pathway and promises sweet lavender bags to scent the winter months. To see whole fields of lavender in bloom is an unforgettable treat. It becomes one of those visions tucked in the mind to be called upon in troubled times. The list of flowers with herbal uses is long indeed. The following are but a few; bergamot, sweet myrtle, marjoram and oregano, rosemary flowers, poppies, elderflower, primrose and cowslip, sage, daisy, nasturtium, mullein, rose, lavender, borage, calendula, chamomile, pyrethrum, chicory, clove pinks, meadowsweet, sweet woodruff, sweet rocket, hops, digitalis, skullcap, roses, violets, lupines, bugloss, musk mallow, goat’s rue, jasmine, mock orange, lily, sweet clover, meadow crane’s bill, peony and hound’s tongue.