From a sort-of begining

   As a student of Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square Pennsylvania, I am in the program named, "Professional Gardener".  Part of my job here is to grow and maintain a humble-sized garden that is split into two sections.  One section I decided to devoted to growing medicinal plants and the back section is filled with select fruits and veggies. 

Prior to having this plot my experience with growing such healthful plants was little.

  Here's to new beginings! 

  In the cold of the last winter I began selecting which plants I wanted to have in my garden.  Looking through a seed catalog can be quite a task, although a fun one:)  I narrowed in on some choice herbs to grow:

   Tansy-Tanacetum vulgare
   Spilanthes - Spilanthes acmella
   Chicory, Grumelo verde-  Cinchorium intybus
   Basil-  Occimum basilicum
   Calendula- C. officionalis
   Chamomile-  Chamaemelum nobile
   Lemon Bergamot- Monarda Cirtiodora
   Skullcap-  Scutellaria baicalensis
   Yarrow-  Achillea millifolium
   Echinacea- E. purpurea
   Borage-  Borago officionalis
  Passionflower- Passiflora ____? (can't remember species)
   Leonotis - L. nepetaefolia
  Foxglove, Grecian- Digitalis lanata -Toxic parts
  French Lavender- Lavendula stoechas
  Chinese Lantern- Physalis franchetti
  Burdock- Arctium lappa

A majority of these seeds were purchased from Horizon Herbs.  Their seed catalog is a wonderful source of information!  http://www.horizonherbs.com/

I did not have the best success growing the Chinese lantern. Two sowings done and both times I had poor germination.  I'm sure this was a flop because of some error on my part. 
I started a majority of these seeds in the greenhouse in early May.  Echinacea did not germinate well for me the first time, I think because I let it dry out. So that got a later start to the season and is still fairly small now in August. 

That's it for now...