I am always astounded at the price of small bags of herbs in supermarkets, and when I needed a relatively small amount of sage this week, I felt I needed to be more creative.
When we moved into our house there was space for plants in the gate pillars at the front door, but when I spoke to the friend we'd bought the house from, she said that anything she'd planted in there, simply got nicked. I thought I'd give it one try, and sure enough the flowers lasted all of 2 weeks before they did a midnight escape.
So I changed tack and planted some herbs in them, on the basis that they didn't have dazzling flowers, and it's amazing how many large rosemary bushes there are dotted around the city on the entrance to subways, and they thrive.
Two years on, the herbs are still there, and people are welcome to take cuttings if they need any thyme to cook with.
So, back to the sage issue, I emailed round all my neighbours who live in the neighbouring streets to see if anyone had any sage growing, offering thyme, rosemary and bay in return, when needed. I had a great response, and not only recived some sage, but am having a sage cutting cultivated for me (thanks!), and now also know where to get mint and a few other herbs in future.
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