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Creating Your Own Italian Herb Garden

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

When you are considering growing an herb garden, think about an Italian herb garden. This will give you some of the tastiest plants that you can use to create great Italian dishes. It should not be surprising that this type of herb garden is rather popular.

Basil is a great choice for an herb to include in herb garden. It is used in many of the traditional Italian dishes. It also is amazing in that when planted next to other plants, like tomatoes, basil gives those plants a unique flavor. Basil also is a natural pest repellent and will help keep flies away from the garden.

A harder plant to grow is Parsley, but those who do grow it will find that it works in Italian dishes, and even other types of foods. Originally it was used as a breath mint, and then it was discovered that Parsley also works great on a meal. This tradition continued generation after generation, and as of yet it shows no signs of stopping.

Want a pretty herb growing in your garden? You don’t have to sacrifice beauty for flavor. Oregano gives you both. You get pretty purple flowers and a nice strong taste (if you harvest after the flowers are gone). Nothing beats oregano when you want color and flavor from your garden.

The 7 Important Italian Herb Garden Tips

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Growing your own herbs in an Italian herb garden at home provide a huge amount of possibilities. As far as you know, some of the most famous and tastiest herbs in the world come from the Italian herb garden in Italy. Some of the best cuisines come from Italy and are famous in part for their herbs.

Basil is the most commonly used herb garden in Italy. Aside from its additional flavor to Italian recipes, it is also beneficial to other garden plants. If you plant basil beside peppers and tomatoes, it improves their flavor and it also repels flies and mosquitoes.

Parsley, another Italian herb is also favorite to used as a garnish to many dishes despite of the bad breath it leaves on the mouth after eating it as fresh and raw. It is not only useful to Italian dishes but also to other types of recipes. The tradition of serving it every after meal continues and is still being practiced nowadays.

Oregano is as decorative in an Italian herb garden as it is flavorful. When it is fully mature it will sprout pretty little purple flowers. Italian herb garden owners know that Oregano should not be harvested until it has flowered because this is when the plant is most flavorful.

Garden Landscape 101

Friday, October 16th, 2009

A garden landscape is a wonderful and relaxing place to be in away from the hassle and bustle of the noisy downtown. Garden landscaping is usually laid out in a large area but still some gardens are also made in limited space.

Formal Garden Landscaping was Popular in Europe during the Renaissance Era and in 1880s in the United States. Formal gardening landscape are made of geometric patterns that has boundaries that are defined by stone walkways, walls, hedges, fences, fountains, and statuary. Still Formal gardening landscape exists today in Botanical gardens and large estates. While the Modern/Domestic Garden landscape are the ones made on limited available space especially for people who live in urban areas. The following are the types of Garden landscaping that are widely use today which are the Organic, Herb, Roof, Vegetable, Rock, Water, Flower, and Public gardens.

Organic garden landscape nowadays is highly emphasize because it does not use artificial pesticides and fertilizers that can harm living things. In this garden landscape it only use biological fertilizers and pesticides to keep plants healthy.