Victorian Herb Garden Design
But don t be surprised to find species that have never had any practical application alongside the useful plants in today s ornamental herb.
Victorian herb garden design. Glass greenhouse garden statues. Jan 3 2018 explore sherryrobin s board historical herb gardens followed by 149 people on pinterest. The underlying theme of the victorian garden as in much of victorian life in general was man s conquest over the elements nothing exemplifies this so much as the lawn.
If an herb is a plant with a use as a seasoning fragrance dye fiber or medicine then an herb garden is a garden of useful plants. Herb gardens have featured in domestic gardens for hundreds of years from roman pompeii through medieval monastic gardens and victorian walled gardens to the pots of culinary herbs on a twenty first century window sill. See more ideas about garden design garden herb garden.
Jan 20 2020 explore katrina stewart s board small victorian garden ideas on pinterest. Tall pineapple sage with red trumpet flowers and chartreuse leaves. Whatever their design or intent herb gardens are defined not by their organization but by the plants grown in them.
Parsley petroselinum crispum garnishes many a restaurant plate today but in colonial times cooks seasoned food with parsley and prized the herb as a health tonic viancour also believes parsley was used as a dye producing a green color. Local nurseries have varieties in a wide array of colors textures and heights as well as those that flower and bring bees into the garden here is a prime example of an explosion of color and varying heights. Original angelic memorial sculptures which feature angels whimsical fairies victorian style women mother and child themes and goddesses are offered at lisa walsh.
A little parsley goes a long way so for most modern home gardens one plant provides sufficient fresh parsley to enjoy in culinary dishes as well as for. The mid sized flowering basils african blue and. The victorian era was a time of great exuberance exploration and experimentation and the victorian desire to design astounding gardens greenhouses and glasshouses was taken up passionately.
Take advantage of the fact that not all herbs are green and leafy. See more ideas about garden shrubs garden garden design.