Oregano Beauty

I love oregano—on pizza, in cooked dishes, in salads and in my garden.  In the past I have grown pots of common oregano or Origanum vulgare ssp, hirtum to provide myself with ample quantities to dry for winter cooking.  This year I will do that once again.  The flavor of home grown dried oregano is … Read more

Ornamental Oregano

ORNAMENTAL OREGANO             I am always looking for non-fussy ground covers that stomp weeds and look good doing it.  On a garden center run a few years ago I happened upon ornamental oregano, something I had read about but never tried.  The cultivar was ‘Kent Beauty’ and it was in bloom, with pinkish flowerheads that … Read more