By Jim McCausland, Sunset senior garden writer
Few of us grow the shrub (Camellia sinensis) whose leaves make common green and black tea, but most of us grow herbs like lavender, sage, mint, rosemary, and lemon balm. All these fragrant, deer-resistant plants make great summer coolers.
The best recipes I’ve seen for these herbal teas (and many others) are from Log House Plants, a premium grower in Cottage Grove, Oregon. For background about herb teas, have a look at the April 25 edition of Log House's Garden News; for recipes, go to their herbal teas web page.
While you're on Log House Plants' home page, you can subscribe to their free Garden News e-newsletter. It's full of plant profiles, recipes, and background info about plants we all love.
