Sage for long life: NHS News
Summertime is here! I am trying to keep up with the weeding and watering, but June’s heat is always trying on this gardener! My sage plant is doing well and has been profusely flowering this month. The purple, bell-shaped blossoms make a nice border along my planting bed. I snip a handful of sage leaves (grayish green and velvety) and like to finely chop and sprinkle them over scrambled eggs, along with dollops of cream cheese. A quick summertime meal!
Sage also makes a nice dried arrangement. I cut a small bouquet and put in a pretty vase and just let it dry naturally in my kitchen window.
Rodale’s illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs notes sage as a companion plant and to try planting sage with cabbages, carrots, strawberries, tomatoes and marjoram to encourage their growth.
As the saying goes, “Sage for long life.” And, I might also add, a very useful herb.
- Co-President, Janet Lindsteadt