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Growing herbsUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM

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WHAT IS AN “HERB”? Botanists: a small, seed bearing plant with fleshy, rather

than woody, parts - "herbaceous“.

Trees, shrubs, annuals, vines, and more primitive plants, such as ferns, mosses, algae, lichens, and fungi valued for their flavor, fragrance, medicinal and healthful qualities, economic and industrial uses, pesticidal properties, and coloring materials (dyes). 

Bown, Deni. The Herb Society of America New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses. New

York: Dorling Kindersley, 2001. p. 18

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GROWING HERBS IS EASY Full / part sun Tolerant of average soil Wide variety of cultivars available Can start from seed or plants Grow well in containers & garden plots Secondary uses to ornamental Great mixed in landscapes

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POT MARIGOLD – CALENDULA2008 HERB OF THE YEAR

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BAY LAUREL – LAURUS2009 HERB OF THE YEAR

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DILL – ANETHUM 2010 HERB OF THE YEAR

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CHIVES – ALLIUM

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FENNEL – FOENICULUM

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HYSSOP – AGASTACHE

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LEMON VERBENA – ALOYSIA

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LAVENDAR – LAVANDULA

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MINT - MENTHE

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BASIL - OCIMUM

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BASIL - OCIMUM

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OREGANO - ORIGANUM

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PARSLEY - PETROSELINUM

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ROSEMARY - ROSEMARINUS

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SAGE - SALVIA

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SAGE - SALVIA

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THYME - THYMUS

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THYME - THYMUS

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NASTURTIUM - TROPAEOLUM

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HERBS IN THE LANDSCAPE

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HERBS IN THE LANDSCAPE

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HERBS IN THE LANDSCAPE

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HERBS IN THE LANDSCAPE

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RESOURCES Minnesota Herb Society http://mnherbsociety.net/ University of Minnesota Extension Gardening

Information http://www.extension.umn.edu/gardeninfo/ Shady Acres Herb Farm http://shadyacres.com/ Rodale’s Encyclopedia of Herbs

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