Scented And Perfumed Herbs. Use With Other Plants For Aroma

Why Are Herbs Scented

A very good tip if you are just starting out as a herb gardener is to smell, rub and taste the herbs in your garden to get to know them better. The smell of the herbs relates to the etheric oils present in the herb. These oils are found in the flowers as well as in the leaves. The leaves are normally more stronger scented than the flowers. After a warm Summer afternoon rain your garden should be filled with wonderful herb smells.

The scent of the herbs are released through the action of the wind, or they combine with oxygen to produce the perfume smell, that we recognize as our scented herbs. With some herbs you have to rub the flowers of that herb between your fingers to produce a scent. A unique and thoughtful gift to give someone is some scented or cooking herbs in a basket.

Perfumed Bunches Of Herbs

new or old, fresh or dry bunches of herbs make your day throughout the calendar year. They are a joyous plant to have in or around your herb garden. Scented herbs and groups of herbs have many values...

• Tarragon, Angelica, Fennel Flowers, Rue and St. John's Wort all stay fresh for a very long time. Their leaves are tough as well, and the leaves from the Angelica herb make a good base for a lot of bouquets.

• The good perfumed herbs to use for drying are ... Chamomile, Yarrow, Rue, Santolina, Sage and St. John's Wort.

• Herbs together with Roses make good partners. in a vase or bunch. Rustic herbs go well together with Roses, and make a fine pair. White Roses and Flowering Wormwood looks excellent together.

• Rustic or see-through vases make a good holding spot for scented herbs.

• Even in the kitchen you can decorate your cooking area with herbs that were intended for cooking, thus making these herbs, Kitchen Herbs! A large clump of seasoning herbs in round vase will look mouthwatering when the herbs are fresh.