Grow your own herbal tea

From the garden

An afternoon cup of tea after tending the garden is a reviver. Traditional, store-bought black tea ( Camellia sinensis) may be a bit robust for an afternoon pick-me-up but lighter herbal teas are delightfully refreshing. Especially when harvested from your own garden.

Easy garden herbs for teas: · Peppermint ( Mentha piperita). Long-lived perennial that thrives in inhospitable condit…