Friday in the Garden

I've been puting around my garden this morning, checking on my plants.

 I've always been fascinated with herbal medicine and native wildlife, 

so I try to grow as many medicinal and native plants in the yard as I can.

 Yerba Buena - Satureja douglasii

Unfortunately my Yerba Buena looks a little sad. :(

I think he might need less water, and room to spread around.

Before the conquest, many Mexican dishes that now call for cilantro originally used a wild mint, like this one. It's antibacterial and great for tummy aches, just like European mints.

 White Sage - Salvia apiana

This is the kind used by many indigenous people as a sacred smudge. It's also wonderfully anti-bacterial and makes a great disinfectant. You can treat pink eye with it!!

           I LOVE my new boots. 

Impractical for gardening?

 Maybe. 

Fabulous? 

Absolutely.