Sunday, August 1, 2010

Harvesting herbs...

I will, again, preface a post with the fact that I do not like to garden.


I love herbs and if I remember to water them, I can usually freeze or dry enough to get me though the winter.
It is amazing that all this basil (above), once dried, ends up to be such a small amount:
And this small bunch of chives....
...ends up like this:
...and oregano
...dries to this little amount...
When I need a little gift, I wrap some of the dried herbs in these cute jars from Anthropologie:


Now, off to water my herbs and maybe I can get another little harvest before the plants die!

Sharing with Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch