Herbal Tea Garden Collection by Earthsong Seeds (6 packets of seeds)
When you grow herbs in your garden you literally have a delicious cup of tea at your fingertips. Earthsong seeds have selected some of their favourite aromatic friends for your Herbal Tea Garden that will bring you moments of herbal delight long into the future.
Over the years herbalists have discovered which plants are best for a great cup of herbal tea. Some are sweet, some are spicy, some are calming, some are stimulating – they are all beautiful and delicious. Choose a leaf, or a flower, or a root for your cup and you will be delighted with the sensual surprise that unfolds.
From soothing chamomile, meaning apple of the earth; to uplifting lemon balm, whose botanical name Melissa is inspired by its relationship with the honey bee; to the sweet-menthol flavoured licorice mint, here is a summer full of garden-fresh herbal tea awaiting the dedicated gardener.
How to use:
Pick a few fresh flowers or sprigs of leaf and infuse in boiled water in a covered cup or teapot for 10 minutes, strain and then enjoy. Keeping a lid over the cup allows the aromatic and delicious essential oils to be preserved in the tea.
You can also dry the herbs over the summer and store for warming winter moments. Normally a teaspoon of the dried herb is good for a cup of tea.
Species in the Collection Catnip Nepeta cataria, Chamomile, German Matricaria chamomilla, Fennel Foeniculum vulgare, Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis, Licorice Mint Agastache foeniculum, Tulsi Ocimum tenuiflorum
