Blossoms to Brew: Plants Perfect for Tea Gardens

Making a tea garden lets you enjoy planting while also getting to brew your own relaxing drinks. No matter if you have a big yard or a tiny balcony you can find plenty of plants to grow that will help your tea garden do well. In this piece we look at some unique choices that can add both taste and charm to your collection.

The calming chamomile

Chamomile is a great choice for anyone who wants to begin a tea garden. The small white flowers with yellow centers look nice in any room and chamomile tea is well known for helping people relax and sleep better. Roman Chamomile and German Chamomile are the two kinds that people like the most. They don't require much care and can be planted in pots or garden beds. They like plenty of sunlight and soil that drains well.

The Lemon Balm is a plant that can be used in many different ways.

Lemon Balm is a nice herb that adds a bit of citrus flavor to your tea mixes. This plant that comes back every year is part of the mint family and is really simple to take care of. Lemon Balm not only adds a nice lemony smell to your tea but it can also bring bees and butterflies to your garden. You should plant it in pots to keep it from spreading too much. It likes a sunny place or somewhere with a bit of shade and the soil should drain well.

Sweet smelling lavender

Lavender tea probably isn't what comes to mind right away but this nice-smelling herb adds a gentle floral flavor that goes nicely with stronger tastes like mint or chamomile. The purple flowers make your garden look nice and the plant helps keep pests away too. Lavender needs a lot of sunlight and soil that drains well to grow properly. It also helps to trim it every year to keep it looking nice and to help it grow better.

Tangy Minty Citrus

If you want something that really wakes up your taste buds Citrus Mint might just be what you need. Citrus Mint adds a zesty flavor to your tea that you won't find with regular peppermint or spearmint. This tough plant does well in pots because mint tends to spread a lot if you let it. It likes bright sunlight more than it likes being in the shade and it needs soil that drains well. Trimming the plant often will help it grow lots of leaves and stop it from getting too tall and spindly.

The special anise hyssop

Anise Hyssop mixes the tastes of anise and mint to give a unique flavor that tea lovers who like to try new things will enjoy. The tall spiky flowers come in shades of lavender and purple-blue and look great in any tea garden. Anise Hyssop is a tough plant that draws in pollinators and adds a nice touch to any garden. It grows best in bright sunlight and soil that drains well and it can handle dry conditions pretty well after it gets settled in.

Soothing Lemon Verbena

Lemon Verbena has a really strong lemon taste and smell compared to other herbs. This long-lasting bush is a great option if you want to bring some citrus flavor to your tea garden. Lemon Verbena has bright green leaves that can make your garden look nice. It needs a lot of sunlight and soil that drains well. While it can grow back year after year in places without frost you should take it inside when the weather gets cold.

Calendula you can eat

Calendula is better recognized for how it looks instead of how it tastes but putting its colorful petals in tea can add a little kick. Calendula flowers which some people call pot marigold can be eaten and they also help reduce inflammation. This plant likes to grow in bright sunlight and needs soil that drains well. If you keep removing the spent flowers it will make the plant bloom for a longer time.

You can pick these plants from your garden and make tasty teas that are fresh and full of flavor. Every plant has its own flavor and personality which creates a lot of different mixes for tea lovers to enjoy. Try your hand at growing tea plants and see how relaxing and soothing it can be.