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| − | | DotMBlurb='''[[Mint]]''' is an underutilized [[herb]] in the west. Though popular for breath fresheners, it is rarely used to enhance the flavor of salads, cooking, or simply boiled to produce a natural herbal tea. <small>([[Mint|more...]])</small> | + | | DotMBlurb='''[[Chives]]''' are a very easy to grow virtually anywhere, are perennial, and make a nice addition to countless dishes - from salads to soups and meals... as well as of course the baked potato. The pink-purple flowers are an added bonus, and come a couple of times a year.<small>([[Chives|more...]])</small> |
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| | | OTBPBlurb=The '''[[Freesia]]''' is a popular garden plant with a strong [[perfume]] which [[naturalize]]s easily in [[frost-free]] areas. Grown from [[corm]]s or [[seed]], these plants can do well indoors in pots in a windowsill or in the garden, dug up each winter in colder areas. [[Flower]]s range from red, orange, yellow, and white to purple, including multicolors, and come in single or double forms.<small>([[Freesia|more...]])</small>}} | | | OTBPBlurb=The '''[[Freesia]]''' is a popular garden plant with a strong [[perfume]] which [[naturalize]]s easily in [[frost-free]] areas. Grown from [[corm]]s or [[seed]], these plants can do well indoors in pots in a windowsill or in the garden, dug up each winter in colder areas. [[Flower]]s range from red, orange, yellow, and white to purple, including multicolors, and come in single or double forms.<small>([[Freesia|more...]])</small>}} |
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Chives are a very easy to grow virtually anywhere, are perennial, and make a nice addition to countless dishes - from salads to soups and meals... as well as of course the baked potato. The pink-purple flowers are an added bonus, and come a couple of times a year.(more...)
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The Freesia is a popular garden plant with a strong perfume which naturalizes easily in frost-free areas. Grown from corms or seed, these plants can do well indoors in pots in a windowsill or in the garden, dug up each winter in colder areas. Flowers range from red, orange, yellow, and white to purple, including multicolors, and come in single or double forms.(more...)
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