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How to Plant Tea Bushes in a Fall Garden

Agatha NoveilleAugust 14, 2018August 9, 2018

I ordered seven tea (Camelia sinensis) plants this past spring. It’s part of an experiment here at June Apple to see if white tea might be a viable crop for...

Gardening Herbs Tend it Tuesdays

5 Versatile herbs for a perennial garden

Agatha NoveilleFebruary 22, 2017October 7, 2021

These herbs for a perennial garden are some of the easiest to grow and most versatile. Perennial herbs are a good choice because they reliably appear in the garden year...

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Annual herbs that grow easily from seed

Agatha NoveilleFebruary 21, 2017April 6, 2021

Annual herbs are herbs that complete their life cycle in only one year, unlike perennial plants that may live for years. Annuals are easy to start from seeds. It’s also...