The Garden is open 9 am-8 pm daily (except Thursdays, 9 am-4:30 pm) through August 31. Garden grounds are open, but access to buildings is limited. See details below.
| Common Name | Latin Name | Uses, Comments |
| Anise Hyssop | Agastache foeniculum | Anise-scented leaves used fresh or dried in herbal teas (P) |
| Lemon Verbena |
Aloysia triphylla | Lemon-scented leaves used in herbal teas and drinks
Culinary – Flavors jellies, breads, muffins; leaves are tough, soak in milk to |
| Absinthe | Artemisia absinthium | Bitter leaves are main ingredient in absinthe, also used to flavor vermouth and other liquors. Medicinal – Stimulates appetite and improves digestion (P) |
| Borage | Borago officinalis | Cucumber flavored; young leaves used in teas, refreshing iced tea in summer with honey and lemon; flowers garnish drinks; a good ‘pick me up’ (A) |
| Variegated Calamint | Calamintha grandiflora
‘Variegata’ |
Mint-flavored and scented leaves used in herbal teas (P) |
| Roman Chamomile | Chamaemelum nobile | Flowers and young leaves used to make herbal tea to induce sleep (A) |
| Meadowsweet | Filipendula ulmeria | Almond-scented flowers used to flavor mead, ale, herbal beers, liquors and non-alcoholic punches. Medicinal – Useful for flu, gout, rheumatism, arthritis, fever (P) |
| Bronze Fennel | Foeniculum vulgare dulce | Roots and leaves used to flavor wine. Medicinal – Fennel tea given to infants for its calming and anti-flatulent properties; aids in digestion (A) |
| Zinger Hibiscus | Hibiscus sabdariffa | Dried stems and leaves have vanilla-like odor; essential oils used to flavor beverages; in Poland leaves are used to flavor vodka Medicinal – Tea used to calm windburned and sunburned skin (P) |
| Sweetgrass | Hierochloe foeniculum | Anise-scented leaves used fresh or dried in herbal teas (P) |
| Lemon Balm | Melissa officinalis | Lemon-flavored and scented leaves; lemonades, teas, wines, liquors Medicinal – Herbal teas used to treat melancholy, headaches, anxiety; also ‘Lime’ is lime flavored, scented (P) |
| Apple Mint | Mentha suaveolens | Minty-apple flavor; leaves and flowers used in teas, iced beverages; |
| Jamaican Mint | Micromeria viminea | Popular in Jamaica, mint flavored leaves Medicinal – Used in teas to relieve indigestion (P) |
| Bee Balm | Monarda didyma | Citrus-scented leaves used fresh or dried; flavoring for the famous Earl Grey tea. Medicinal – Good for coughs, sore throats, nausea (P) |
| Sweet Cicely | Myrrhis odorata | Light anise flavor; used to flavor wines, cordials, and non-alcoholic drinks (P) |
| Cinnamon Basil | Ocimum basilicum‘Cinnamon’ | Cinnamon flavor; leaves used in teas, herbal cocktails Medicinal – Helps digestive problems (A) |
| Scented Geranium | Pelargonium sp | Leaf shapes, colors and scents vary; leaves used in cold beverages and teas; edible flowers used as garnish; also P. ‘Frensham’ and P. citrodum are lemon scented (A) |
| Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum pilosum | Fresh minty scent, used like spearmint; leaves used in hot or iced tea (P) |
| Elderberry | Sambucus nigra | Berries high in vitamin C; used in elderberry wine, pies, and jellies; treats cold and flu; virus and bacteria fighter (P) |
| Costmary/ Tanacetum | Alecost balsamita | Eucalyptus-like aroma; leaves used to flavor ale, beer, wine, teas, cold drinks;used to preserve ales and beers before hops were used; used in place of mint in iced drinks. Medicinal – Teas help colds, upset stomachs and cramps;also known as bible leaf, leaves were used as bookmarks in Bibles (P) |
| Hops | Humulus lupulus | Most well-known ingredient for brewing beer; dried strobiles have sedative effects and help treat stress, anxiety, insomnia; anti-viral and anti-microbial properties; extracts and essential oils used in skin creams and lotions; young shoots are edible (P) |