Herb Description and Taste

A member of the carrot family, chervil offers a mild, sweet licorice or anise flavor.

Chervil is one of the four ingredients in ‘fines herbes’, it also includes parsley, chives, and tarragon. To make your own, combine equal amounts, minced.

Moist, fertile soil and high shade suit chervil best

Herb Description and Taste

This mint, rather than spearmint, gives the authentic mojito taste. Mojito Mint has a much milder flavor. While recipes call for any available variety of Spearmint, the real mojito can only be made with the true Mojito Mint.

Mint plants need about 1 to 2 inches of water every week, depending on the conditions. This includes both rain and your supplemental watering.

• Full sun to part shade

Herb Description and Taste

Both the flowers and leaves can be eaten and have a pleasant yet slightly bitter flavor. Lavender is most often used as a condiment, added to dishes to enhance the flavor, just like a spice.

The plant is not picky and will survive in a wide range of soil, even poor soil. Its main requirements are lots of sun and also good drainage.

• Water once or twice a week after planting until plants are established. Water mature plants every two to three weeks until buds form, then once or twice weekly until harvest.