Sunday, April 29, 2012

Mystery Herbs

There's a little herb patch by the front stoop of the house in West Virginia.  Two of the herbs I can identify.  There's a ginormous rosemary bush that is badly in need of trimming and that will eventually be transplanted (not sure where to yet, but it's going).  The other is a chive plant that I want to find a new home for, as I don't care for chives and generally don't use them.

The other plants are mysteries to me.  I'm assuming they're herbs because they're planted with the rosemary and the chives, but the previous owner may have just put them in the patch because he liked them.  Here are some pics; can any of you gardeners out there help me out?

This one is very low and compact:
Close up of the foliage:

This one is kind of weedy-looking, in my opinion (the brown stuff is last year's growth that I haven't cleared out yet):

And close up:
I can't detect much of an aroma from either one, so that doesn't help me much.  What do you guys think?

I managed to get a little more done on This Is the Day this week; the tree is getting there.  I really like this piece and I've discovered the almost forgotten pleasure of concentrating on stitching one piece and seeing regular progress.


Wishing everyone a great week and happy stitching!

5 comments:

kateA said...

I'm pretty sure the first is Oregano and the second is Stevia. Rip one of the leaves of the second and lick it - if it is really sweet - it is Stevia.

Margaret said...

I don't know anything about herbs except for basil and mint and a few others. lol! Love your This is the Day!

Melissa said...

Hmmm, my guess is the first mystery plant is Thyme, and the second one might be Tarragon.

"This is the Day" looks lovely. Every time I see it I want to restart mine!

Lanie said...

The first "mystery" looks like thyme and the second appears to be tarragon. Both have distinct aromas...cut off a little bunch and bring it inside and allow it to sit on the counter for couple of hours, rub them through your hands and you should be able to determine for sure what you have. Lucky you inheriting such a wonderful herb garden!

Anna van Schurman said...

I vote for tarragon too.