I'm off to look up Genovese Red Freddy............

Well thanks a lot - I thought I was FINISHED BUYING THINGS for this season......
But it didn't take much arm twisting to get me to go for it - it's pretty. And it MAY have "better" vitamin content, since it's dark.
Edited to add pic:

Oooh, and it's pretty, too! Hmmm, let me know where you find those seeds.

I found that pic here:
http://www.rareseeds.com/basil...

But there seem to be other sites that have it.

looks good thanks for introducing some variety into my Herbal life

We are definitely seed and plant enablers here on ATP!

Ran across this old thread today when researching marsh mallow. Didn't read all of it, but was nostalgically happy to see Sharon Brown's smiling face here and there... I'm definitely on Team Herbs, can't imagine anyone who would be opposed to them. Pretty plants, usually very robust (some downright thuggish) and useful to boot. I did notice that no one opted for Team No Herbs!

Team Herbs! Here's what I have:

Genovese basil
Purple Basil
Lime Basil
Cinnamon Basil
Pineapple Sage
Peppermint
Chocolate mint
Lemon Thyme
English Thyme
Lemon Balm
Dill
Anise

Want to plant more, more, more!

Once one starts researching the use of plants for culinary, medicinal, cosmetic, or repellent uses, it is amazing how many plants fall into the realm of 'herbs.' Makes me think this is actually a misnomer.

Oxford Dictionary: herb

1. Any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume.

2. Any seed bearing plant that does not have a woody stem and dies to the ground after flowering.

I guess #1 is mostly how I look at herbs, although I'd also include the use of the root and bark. That would also cover the multitude of shrubs and trees that may be used.

#2 appears to be a botanical term, much as our database choice for 'herb/forb.'

Nice selection, Liz

I have:
Mint: Kentucky Colonel spearmint, chocolate, lime, orange, pineapple
Basil: Genovese, Pistou, Purple Petra, lemon, lime
Edible flowers: borage, nasturtium, pineapple sage, lavendar, tangerine/lemon gem marigolds, calendula
Rosemary: Barbecue and Arp
Sage, Berggarten
Chives: onion and garlic
Sorrel; French and red-veined
Salad burnet
Thyme: common, lemon, french, orange-scented
Parsley: curly and italian flat
Savory: winter and summer

I plant so many herbs because the rabbits seem to think it is a gourmet salad blend

I clearly need to order some seeds! Love your list, Linda!

@lizDTM I grow a ton of herbs for our MG plant sale, and I'm chairperson for our demonstration herb bed at our county fairgrounds. At our fairgrounds beds, we try to showcase ways to use herbs, so we have the following beds: edible flowers, tea garden, medicinal herbs, a sensory garden, and culinary herbs..

I like to try to push the envelope a bit to expose people to new things, and new ways to use herbs. I also love to cook so grow lots of herbs in my garden.

That sounds great! Do you have any good salad dressing recipes with herbs?

Good reason to take inventory of my herb garden:

Culinary: parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, chives, basil, sorrel, cilantro, dill, horseradish

Aromatic: lemon balm, maiden pink, lavender, curry plant, lemon verbena (an annual for me)

Magical: mugwort, garlic, fennel, cannabis, vervain, clover, betony, dictamnus

Tall Boys: lovage, helenium, comfrey, euphorbia, joe pye, angelica, foxglove

Repellent: tansy, fleabane, cedronella, southernwood

Cosmetic: rose, chamomile, soapwort, aloe

Astrological: mullein, meadowsweet, lavender, cowslip, poppy, feverfew, bloody sorrel, agrimony, pennyroyal, tarragon, savory (this section is missing some plants and I need to further research)

Medicinal: cannabis, echinacea, hyssop, yarrow, arnica, comfrey, marsh mallow, costmary, flax, salvia, geum

Bitch corner (female issues): lady's mantle, motherwort, pasque flower, evening primrose, sea holly, quince

Relaxation station: skullcap, valerian, cannabis, poppy, catmint, belladonna, cannabis, St. John's wort

Here and there (wherever it wants to be): borage, sweet annie, feverfew, coreopsis, forget me not, love in a mist

On-going learning experience...