I really enjoy the combination of chamomile and lavender as well. I’d love to have my own herbal tea garden. My best relaxing and sleepy tea is a combination of valerian root, lavender and hops. I’ve also tried using these herbs as a syrup and extract as well. It has improved my sleep more than any other supplement ✨
I too am a tea lover and so appreciated your post. What a lovely idea...to plant a Tea Garden. Your jars are very encouraging and your personal recipes are delicious. Have you ever tried - Chamomile, Lavender, Rose, Elderflower and Calendula together...I call it Sleepy time tea. It is a lovely tea before bed and really soothes the mind and soul. Also very healing and gently removes toxins. I would suggest you have it about an hour before bed.
Also Marjoram and Mint - Happy Tea... helps to dispel anxiety, uplifts, calms the mind and gives space in the soul for the light to come in.
Some wonderful ideas - I've never had rose tea, but now it's on my list of things to try. I don't seem able to tolerate caffeine so I'm always looking for alternative hot drinks to the usual tea and coffee. I've recently been trying some samples of Georgian herbal tea (from the country of Georgia, not the US State), that Georgians have a long tradition of making from local plants. They dry and then ferment the leaves, so that they look like ordinary black tea. The ones I've been sampling are wild blueberry leaf, and wild mulberry leaf. They're really interesting - the fermentation process brings out an unusual depth of flavour that I've never come across in herbal teas before.
I was actually in your garden there for a moment Fiona! So inspiring, thank you!
Hi Kate, glad it was useful xx
I really enjoy the combination of chamomile and lavender as well. I’d love to have my own herbal tea garden. My best relaxing and sleepy tea is a combination of valerian root, lavender and hops. I’ve also tried using these herbs as a syrup and extract as well. It has improved my sleep more than any other supplement ✨
some super tips there, thank you. I make wee sleep pillows using lavender, hops, chamomile and peppermint. xx
That sounds lovely!
Lovely & inspiring! Thank you. I have lemon balm growing, too, but didn't have any uses for it. Now I do, thanks to you. Will try it!
Mine is slowly taking over the garden! I also use the dried leaves in herbal pillow. I chop them really small first. Lovely, long lasting scent. x
Another great idea!
I too am a tea lover and so appreciated your post. What a lovely idea...to plant a Tea Garden. Your jars are very encouraging and your personal recipes are delicious. Have you ever tried - Chamomile, Lavender, Rose, Elderflower and Calendula together...I call it Sleepy time tea. It is a lovely tea before bed and really soothes the mind and soul. Also very healing and gently removes toxins. I would suggest you have it about an hour before bed.
Also Marjoram and Mint - Happy Tea... helps to dispel anxiety, uplifts, calms the mind and gives space in the soul for the light to come in.
Thank you for sharing.
oh I will so be trying those recipes. Thanks so much xx
Some wonderful ideas - I've never had rose tea, but now it's on my list of things to try. I don't seem able to tolerate caffeine so I'm always looking for alternative hot drinks to the usual tea and coffee. I've recently been trying some samples of Georgian herbal tea (from the country of Georgia, not the US State), that Georgians have a long tradition of making from local plants. They dry and then ferment the leaves, so that they look like ordinary black tea. The ones I've been sampling are wild blueberry leaf, and wild mulberry leaf. They're really interesting - the fermentation process brings out an unusual depth of flavour that I've never come across in herbal teas before.
Now that is very interesting. Will do some research x