Mountain savory
Very resistant to cold and very simple to cultivate, this plant delights those who appreciate spicy and peppery flavors. Although it is no longer widely used today, it is nevertheless a perfect ingredient to enhance raw salads, sauced dishes or meats and grills. It can even replace pepper.
Its foliage being evergreen, it can be picked all year round. This easy-to-grow aromatic perennial thrives in any climate as long as the soil is drained and light.
Chives
It is an aromatic plant which grows easily and that adapts to all climatic conditions except dryness or excessive humidity. It is easy to integrate into your dishes and it constitutes a significant contribution in vitamin C. It is also very aesthetic when it flowers displaying very delicate purple pompoms. Besides these inflorescences decorate your dishes and are delicious.
Rosemary
Rosemary is easy to grow, robust and fragrant, so it is favored in your aromatic patch. It is perfectly suited to different situations as long as they are not extreme.
As its foliage is evergreen, you have it at hand all year round. It pleasantly flavors your sauces or grilled meats. Some varieties used to make essential oils are very tasty.
Thyme
Thyme is essential in gardens and to enhance your dishes. He introduces different varieties, sometimes peppery, lemony or musky. It also offers different ports: bushy, erect or creeping. Its foliage is evergreen, green, golden or variegated. It likes the sun, in properly drained and even stony soil.
It particularly thrives in gravel gardens.
In very hot regions, favor lightly shaded areas.
Lemon verbena
This great classic of infusions has less resistance to cold, but it supports temperatures down to -7°C, below, the plant must be mulched, especially when the soil is very humid. It adds a slight lemony touch to carrot salads if you chop it finely. It also goes well with tomatoes and cucumbers.
Lovage
Lovage is often nicknamed Maggie plant, it offers a fairly pronounced celery taste. It goes well with soups, broths, sauces and vegetables. It also mixes with chocolate for very surprising desserts. It’s a easy to grow plant, because it is very resistant. It prefers semi-shaded areas. Thanks to its large taproot, it returns every year in spring. In addition, it is very aesthetic with its cut foliage.
Fennel
With her little aniseed notethis easy-to-grow perennial brings a touch of freshness to your dishes. Both the flower and the seed are used. It seasons raw vegetables, salads, fish or infusions. It replaces dill with a slightly sweeter flavor. It has very airy aromatic foliage and its honey-producing umbels. This plant adds an aesthetic note. It attracts moths and caterpillars.
Mint
Mint is present in dozens of varieties and all are remarkable. The most common mint is the one that goes well with both tabbouleh and mojitos. This is the case of Moroccan mint or spearmint. Tashkent mint is perfectly balanced between freshness, sweetness and spicy flavor. You can vary the pleasures by choosing different species.
The Basilic
Although basil is not an easy herb, it has a peppery, slightly smoky flavor that enhances many dishes. It is sensitive to humidity and frost and can flower early. Perennial basil, however, is more resistant, but it freezes as soon as temperatures are below 0. By bringing it inside in winter, you keep it for many years.
Vietnamese coriander
Vietnamese coriander has an advantage: it is very resistant and easy to grow. It likes cool, well-watered spaces and thrives in very humid soils. If it has a fairly pronounced coriander flavor, this is slightly attenuated by a lemony touch. It is perfect in all meat or tomato-based dishes.
Lemongrass
If this aromatic perennial is in fact a plant of tropical origin, it adapts perfectly to our climate. We like it in dishes to enhance them, but also as an infusion because of its light lemony taste. It is very useful on a daily basis and remains simple to cultivate.
Tarragon
It is one of the essential aromatic perennial plants and can be grown both in pots on the terrace and in the ground. Used to enhance your sauced dishes, your fish or your salads, it gives a very pleasant taste in cooking. It likes perfectly drained soils and sunny or partial shade exposures. Its flavor oscillating between vanilla and anise adds a little fantasy to your cooking.
Sage
Sage has evergreen foliage which allows a harvest all year round. It seasons dishes with sauces, but also salads and even certain fruit-based desserts. It requires little maintenance however, it appreciates well-drained soils and it likes warmth and sun.
Lemon balm
Lemon lovers love finding this flavor in this perennial aromatic perennial. It is grown in different locations from partial shade to full sun. It is a plant that attracts bees.
Oregano
Oregano is native to the Mediterranean basin, and therefore, it is grown in the sun, taking care to drain the soil well. You can dry it so you can use it all year round in cooking, but it is also easily preserved in oil.