Property News · January 22, 2017

By gum! The hidden scents in your garden


Leaves from gum trees, the Tasmanian pepper bush and the manuka tree can be used as herbs in your cooking – and may be just outside your back doorThere is no beating the flavour of homegrown herbs. Yet include a couple of unusual, exotic choices in your plot alongside the parsley and thyme and you will be rewarded with flavours that you can’t buy in the supermarket. Nowhere is this more the case than among the weird and wonderful herbs of Australasia.Though the region’s native flora still lies largely undiscovered to the foodie mainstream, the dry, Mediterranean-like climate zones of this continent are rich in species which have evolved a range of fragrant compounds. By an amazing stroke of good fortune three of the tastiest also happen to be common garden plants in the UK, meaning they may already be hiding incognito in your beds and borders. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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