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I love these herbs...

10 years ago

Ruta Graveolens (Rue)

(The plant behind it is French Tarragon)


And Oenothera (Evening Primrose):

(planted in the embracing branches of a Rosemary Bush that is old, impressive and astoundingly prolific).


The brown dead spiky branches are sprigs of dead pyracantha, which are sharp and thorny enough to discourage the neighbourhood cats from using my freshly-dug borders as their personal kitty-litter trays. "They don't like it up 'em, Mr Mainwaring!" (Private British Joke understood mainly by the over-40's....)


I plan to use the rue as a moth-deterrent, and the Evening primrose as a general tonic, balm, and restorative.