DERING’S GARDEN SUPPLY				HERB LIST
131 ROUTE 10
SUCCASUNNA, NJ 07876
973-584-4488
HERB	Annual or Perennial	Sun/Shade	Where to Plant	Suggested Uses
Aloe Vera	Annual	Sun/Part Shade	Container or Window Box	Can be used to treat sunburn, insect bites, and other burns.  Not edible.
Balm (Lemon)	Perennial	Full Sun	Container or Garden	Teas, salads, fish, and fruit.
Basil	Annual	Full Sun	Garden or Container	Salads, fish, chicken, vegetables, and pesto sauce.  Adds flavor to tomato juice and pastes; soups and other sauces.
Berggarten Sage	Annual	Full Sun	Garden	Ideal in salads, stuffing, meats, or blended in cheeses, butter, or vinegar.
Borage	Annual	Sun/part shade	Garden or Container	It adds elusive flavor to salads.  Makes great decoration for salads and desserts.  Leaves have cucumber flavor.
Caraway	Biennial	Sun to shade	Garden or Container	Flavorful seeds are used in pickles, sauerkraut, rye bread, cheese spreads, soups, meat dishes, and applesauce.  Leaves add zest to salads.
Catnip	Perennial	Sun/part shade	Garden or Container	Add to tea; can be rubbed on meat or use dried leaves to fill cat toys.
Chamomile	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden	Adds flavor to tea.
Chervil	Annual	Partial Sun	Garden or Container	Adds flavor to salads, fish or chicken dishes, and cheese sauces.  Add near the end of cooking to avoid flavor loss.
Chives	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden	Potatoes, soups, salads, as a garnish, in seasoning poultry, fish, and pork.  Also excellent in some egg dishes, and with sour cream.
			Good companion plant for roses.
Corriander/Cilantro	Annual	Full Sun	Garden or Container	Seeds may be used in pies, cakes, soups, salsas, and sauces; leaves in salads, stews, sauces, poultry vegetables, or as garnish.
Creeping Rosemary	Perennial	Full Sun	Container	Adds flavor to meats, sauces, soups.  Very attractive when allowed to cascade over walls or containers.
Curly Parsley	Annual	Sun to Part Shade	Garden	It makes a wonderful garnish and the leaves add flavor to most foods.
Dill	Annual	Full Sun	Garden or Container	Fish, cream cheese, and cucumbers.
Fennel (Sweet)	Perennial	Sun to Part Shade	Garden	Enjoy fresh or cooked in salads, soups, sauces, breads, or in fish dishes.
Fennel (Bronze)	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden	Every part of the plant is edible.  Leaves add flavor to salad and soups; ripe seeds add zest to Italian sauces and sausage.
Golden Lemon Thyme	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden or container	Good for seasoning poultry, fish, pork, and sauces.
Hot and Spicy Oregano	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden or container	Adds zest to Italian, Greek, and Mexican cuisine.  Adds flavor to tomato dishes, beef, lamb, soups, salads, and casseroles.
Lavender	Perennial	Full sun	Garden or container	Potpourri; flowers can be used to flavor jams or vinegar.
Lime Thyme	Perennial	Sun to part shade	Garden, between paving stones, and rock gardens.	Leaves can be used for seasoning meats, soups, sauces, or vegetables.
Mints	Perennial	Sun/part shade	Containers	Garnish on sauces, syrups, teas, desserts, and chocolates.
Oregano	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden or container	Spaghetti sauce, and adds great flavor on pizza.
Parsley	Annual	Full sun to part shade	Container/ Window Box	This herb can be used for both flavoring and garnishing meals.
Plain Italian Parsely	Annual	Sun to part shade	Garden	Rich in Vitamin A and C.  Adds flavor to most foods.
Peppermint	Perennial	Sun /Part Shade	Containers sunk in the ground	Tea herb, in potpourri, flavors iced tea, or used fresh in fruit salads.
Purple Sage	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden	Can be used to flavor meats, cheese, butter, vinegar, and sauces.
Rosemary	Perennial	Full Sun/Part Shade	Garden or container	When cooking fish, poultry, game, and lamb. Found in some breads. Grilling infuses a smoky flavor.
	(Should be taken indoors in winter)
Rue	Perennial	Sun	Garden	Seasoning tea, salad dressings, and as insect repellent in the garden.
Sage	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden	This herb can be used for stuffing for poultry, fish, and pork.  Also, used with omelets, tomatoes, and stews.
Salem Rosemary	Perennial	Full Sun	Container	Adds flavor to meats, sauces, and soups.
Savory  (Winter)	Perennial	Full Sun	Container, may need winter protection	Strong peppery flavor; enhances bean dishes and meats.  Good salt or pepper substitute.
Sorrel	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden or Container	Add to fresh green salads, soups, or meat dishes, or cook as a vegetable.
Stevia	Annual	Full Sun	Container	As a sweetener in fruit salads, teas, and/or breads.
Tarragon	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden or Container	Adds flavor to butter and cheese sauces, chicken, veal, fish.
Thyme	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden or Container	Toss into marinades for added flavor; shellfish.  Adds flavor to many soups.
Variegated Pineapple Mint	Perennial	Full Sun	Garden	Excellent for cooking with peas or carrots, and to make mint jelly to serve with lamb.
			(Vigorous Grower)
Watercress	Annual	Partial Sun or Shade	Container	Adds refreshing flavor to salads, sandwiches, and vegetables.