a long path to a short medicinal garden question

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Hello every one,

We have been busy in the garden around here, which has been

excellent for lifting our spirits ...

We have learned allot and with lots of help, plants are getting a

desperately needed thinning!

.... the vast Rose of Sharon forest that sprouted in my wild flower

garden from the bushes next to it have been dug, some moved and some

passed on to a few friends. The same with escaping wood sorrel,

sweet woodruff, and tall garden phlox among other nifties.

....the little whisky barrel pond is now out of the middle of the

strawberries ... the birds are a little miffed, but now we might get

to eat some of those sweet little alpine strawberries too... yea right

(Oh and now I have a big hole in the ground I have to figure out what

to do with… maybe another pond.. no - wait that defeats the purpose of

the move right?)

.... the corner garden of iris, daylilies and APPLE MINT GALORE is

exposed and ready to be thinned.

.... We have determined that Garlic chives taste best planted along the

N.W side of the house. ( if you eat the ones out back, you do so at

your own risk.. they are nasty this year.. YUCK!.. a good lesson on

soil ph effects I'd say)

..... The squirrels have relocated the tulips so that the color scheme

suits their eyes and not my plans .lol

....I can't plant the bedroom window box just yet, as a morning dove

has put her nest of 2 eggs in there ....(so cute!)

.....Sparrows like to nest in dryer vents, exterior bathroom vents and

hanging plant baskets like wondering-jew and Boston ferns , oh and

those large vine front door wreaths are a perfect nesting spot

apparently...I have sparrows fighting on the front porch over this

nesting spot…

... cardinals get ticky when the wind blows down the vine covered arbor

they have chosen to build their nest in, but once re-set and well

stabilized they return to rebuild.

.....dwarf cattails grow HUGE, strong, roots that almost require a

hefty armed man and an ax to divide ..lol.

.....The creeping phlox growing over the front hill is almost

de-grassed and weeded, and the rock border has been dropped down to

mark for this years estimated growth (AND big scary spiders like to

build their webs across them and live beneath them... Yikes!)

..... Black-eyed 's, tansy, feverfew and purple cone flowers can

over run your yard, among other things, but that just means plenty

more to share with others... as long as you get there before the

husband and the lawn mower that is.

.......pulling grass and trees from the garden beds let to go un-weeded

last year (do to health problems),is hand ripping work and gloves are

" a very good thing " .

.....Raspberries, roses, blackberries all have nasty thorns . Long

sleeves, long pants and goggles are needed when pruning ( a lesson

learned 10 years ago says, " Don't go messen' in the bushes with out

the goggles !! " )

.....Granite is heavy, but large boulders make for great gazing when

set predominantly in a new rock garden and then surrounded by all

types of rocks with fossils and other interesting nicks, chips and

breaks to stir the imagination.

......we have learned you should always ask where your friend got those

beautiful boulders and cool rocks they brought to you...as rocks

plucked from the displaced dirt at the local cemetery can come with

some very " interesting " energies..( to say the least!)

.... and chalk-like stone rocks fizz in water and feel freaky in the

hands ( especially after just picking up a rock with a big black,

hairy, spider on it that you didn't see till it crawled to the top of

the rock, which just happens to also be

in the direction of your face .. AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!)

and among the many more adventures and changes to come....

.....I have to restart many herbs....

I know i want the basics, like 3 or 4 basils, chamomile, and some

thymes...

but i would like to hear some one else's suggestions for planting a

medicinal tea garden collection..

so I am asking ..

What herbs would one suggest for a medicinal tea garden?

brightest blessings

Feoneafey