In a little Art Deco glass jug a few herbs from the garden make up a collection of flowers and foliage for today's In a Vase on Monday.
Purple Sage, feathery fennel fronds, the lovely fury leaves of Apple Mint, purloined from the bees the first of the Chive flowers and what I was led to believe Winter Savoury.
Pelargonium Pink Capricorn is a delight. It is a Scented Leaf Pelargonium, but I have yet to explore its use in the kitchen. A few of the petals sprinkled over something pale and delicate such as a panna cotta would look pretty.
A few stems of the Rosemary which has not stopped flowering all winter, and in the front this lovely pink herb, all add a lovely floral scent in the Kitchen. All winter I have been using the 'winter savoury'. The strong flavour reminiscent of a robust thyme is superb with beans, and in Winter Stews. Both of these are sustaining many of the bees and bumblebees in the garden.
What a lovely, tasty vase! The pelargonium is a beautiful colour, and I love everything else in your vase. Good enough to eat! Amanda https://therunningwave.blogspot.com/2020/05/in-vase-on-monday.html
ReplyDeleteThank you Amanda...some of it will be used for sure, and I think a the Pelargonium may yield a little cutting.
DeleteOh that's lovely, Noelle, and reminds us to look at herbs for our vases. MUST get some more applemint soon though - love its furry leaves! I think my Pink Capricorn is just coming into flower - I have just repotted all the pelargoniums in the Coop and I hope they will reward me for it
ReplyDeleteI hope you show your Pelargoniums some time. The mint is lovely. Alison C gave me a piece in a little bouquet and smelling it I knew I had to get a plant for the garden.
DeleteI love all those shade of pink together. My favorite color in flowers! The soft and multi shades of green compliment it so very nicely.
ReplyDeleteThank you Cindy. If you asked me some time ago whether I liked Pink, I would have said I prefer blue..but looking round the garden at the moment, pink predominates...
DeleteVery pretty! Like Cathy, this post reminded me that I should include more herbs in my vases. Cut flowers pushed most of the herbs out of what used to be my vegetable garden but I think it's time to put things in balance by mingling some herbs with the flowers planted for cutting. I do have a lot of Pelargoniums scattered about my larger garden, though, as they accept our long hot, dry season.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is fabulous Kris, and the range of plants you grow amazing. I am forever looking up plants that I have never seen, and can only imagine in growing in some fabulous collection here under glass. Your climate will sure to favour some of the Mediterranean herbs.
ReplyDeleteThis vase is very pretty and I'm sure it smells beautiful too. Lovely to have a vase that you can pick bits off and use. I'm sure you'll find a use for the pelargonium soon being so inventive.
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten all about those scented leaf pelargoniums. What a nice idea to have just edible flowers and herbs in a vase. ��
ReplyDeleteOh how pretty. Just wish that I could smell all the plants too Noelle. I'm not sure but I think that you can use the leaves of scented pelargoniums in cakes. Will check tomorrow and will come back to you.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to find the best pelargonium for cooking and also recipes to use it. Are we on the case?
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