Edible Mint for Your Garden

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In “Eat Your Yard! Edible Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Herbs and Flowers for Your Landscape,” author Nan K. Chase shares her first-hand experience with gardening, landscaping ideas and special culinary uses for fruit trees. Recipes for edible garden plants include the crabapple and quince, nut trees, such as the chestnut and almond, and herbs and vines like the bay, grape, lavender, mint, and thyme. She instructs how to harvest pawpaw, persimmon, and other wildflowers for your meal as well as figs, kumquats, olives and other favorites.
In “Eat Your Yard! Edible Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Herbs and Flowers for Your Landscape,” author Nan K. Chase shares her first-hand experience with gardening, landscaping ideas and special culinary uses for fruit trees. Recipes for edible garden plants include the crabapple and quince, nut trees, such as the chestnut and almond, and herbs and vines like the bay, grape, lavender, mint, and thyme. She instructs how to harvest pawpaw, persimmon, and other wildflowers for your meal as well as figs, kumquats, olives and other favorites.
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Crystal clear and with just a hint of mint flavor, homemade mint wine makes a delightful summer beverage and an unusual gift.
Crystal clear and with just a hint of mint flavor, homemade mint wine makes a delightful summer beverage and an unusual gift.
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Mint grows in a mind-boggling array of shapes, colors, even flavors. This Hillary's Sweet Lemon Mint prefers a cool, shady location.
Mint grows in a mind-boggling array of shapes, colors, even flavors. This Hillary's Sweet Lemon Mint prefers a cool, shady location.

Eat Your Yard! (Gibbs Smith, 2010) has information on 35 edible plants that offer the best of both landscape and culinary uses. Edible garden plants provide spring blossoms, colorful fruit and flowers, lush greenery, fall foliage, and beautiful structure, but they also offer fruits, nuts, and seeds that you can eat, cook, and preserve.

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  • Published on Mar 6, 2013
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