NEW THIS SEASON - We are currently planting a new section in our wooded area that will be an environment for a group of rarer medicinal native shade plants. We are really excited about this new little ecosystem we will be developing! Our big plan is to get these natives to establish themselves comfortably and eventually we will be able to share some. The wooded native garden will also feature some imported pheasants for color and contrast!
As this project progresses we will post photos here and in our Monthly newsletters....
We offer over 100 varieties of herbs - available as herb plants, dried, fresh cut, seeds, as well as in teas and tisanes and in lip balms, salves, and soaps.
OUR HERBS
Our herbs are grown in diverse plantings that incorporate traditional companion planting concepts along with modern space-saving ideas. This supportive plant community is also made of native plants and flowers. They are grown using our own top quality compost created using materials from our farm. This diverse environment and strong support system allows the herbs to thrive and truly become what they are meant to be. This vigor can be appreciated in their strong scents, full flavors, and well-balanced levels of medicinal qualities.
Herb plants are available throughout the growing season, but the largest selection will be available in May and June. We are having two large Plant Sales at the farm this Spring.
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Midsummer Farm Organic Plant & Seedling Sale
Two Saturdays, May 16th and May 23rd 2009 (rain or shine)
9 am - 2 pm
Farm is located at 156 East Ridge Road in Warwick, NY
Over 100 varieties of Organic Herbs, a vast array of Heirloom
vegetable & flower seedlings, unusual perennials, native plantsother great organic and local products for growers and eaters. We will also have everything you need to start an organic garden - including fertilizer, soil, seeds, beneficials. Live music - Local foods and producers - organic eggs. >
Please call or email with any questions: 845-986-9699; Barbara@midsummerfarm.com;
Along with a wide variety of heirloom vegetables and cut flower seedlings, we are excited to be offering a huge listing of herb plants and a group of dramatic, cutting-edge perennials and natives. This listing is subject to change.
2009 HERBS
We are members of United Plant Savers and offer native medicinal herbs that have been recognized as At-Risk. Please be responsible when purchasing these plants and care for them carefully.
NEW HERBS FOR 2009 - usually one per pot; smaller varieties will have 2-3 per pot. If marked with ***, we then also offer a gallon size as well.
Italian Large Leaf Basil Bears Garlic (Alium ursinum) Bee Balm Wild bergamot native, (monarda fistulosa) great pollinator plant lavender flowers *Bloodroot an endangered native forest plant [At-Risk, UpS] Chickweed, Common (Stellaria media) *White Vatican Clary Sage a very special sage rare *Black Cohosh an endangered native forest plant [At-Risk, UpS] Cordao (Leonotis nepetaefolia) yes, another lions tail . I cant help myself! Check out the phlomis in perennial section . *Vietnamese Coriander (polygonum odoratum) must come inside for the winter plant into a big pot Mexican Coriander (eryngium foetidum) Cowslips (finally!!) Feverfew virgo flowers look like little white mums *Wild ginger shady native *Gotu kola must come inside for the winter plant into a big pot Horehound old fashioned sore-throat remedy Horseradish*** - start a patch Hyssop honey bee heaven Lemon catnip makes a great tea *Lemon grass must come inside for the winter plant into a big pot *Lemon verbena must come inside for the winter plant into a big pot Meadowsweet wonderful in wreaths with Sweet Annie Artemisia and Ambrosia Marshmallow *Liverwort native forest plant Monarda, Marshalls Delight (didyma) Wild Scarlet or Oswego Tea native *Kent Beauty Oregano not a great flavor but a gorgeous ornamental oregano Varigated Oregano yeah, Ive been into pretty oreganos another ornamental *Madeline Hill Rosemary super winter hardy variety you can leave this rosemary outside for the winter! *Dalmation Sage a very special variety of the ultimate cooking sage, Ive been trying to track some seeds down for over 10 years! Honey Melon Sage similar to pineapple sage in type, but with a fabulous new scent, must come inside for the winter plant into a big pot Salad Burnet really cool leaf shape fun in salads *Stevia sweet herb dry and crush in tea in place of sugar Scotch Thistle Noble Thistle (Eryngium planum) German Winter Thyme well, more types of thyme you just cant have too many Highland Cream Thyme the name got me had to try it! *Uva Ursi a compact and lovely scrub Vietnamese Mint or Balm a unique and tangy green compliments cilantro Viola Heartsease bowles black small and violet-like gorgeous interplanted in the herb garden *Wintergreen native scrub Blue woodruff
MINTS one plant per pot; most available in gallon-size as well
Peppermint, Spearmint, Lemon, Persian, English, Chocolate, Kentucky Colonel, Apple, Mountain Mint - not a mint really, but a beautiful native medicinal Dotted Mint - actually, a monarda, high level of thymol make this a very medicinal native; alluring sprawling flowers Vietnamese mint or balm a unique and tangy green compliments cilantro
BASILS 1-4 plants per pot
Basil, Dark Opal Basil, Holy, Red and Green (Tulsi) Italian Large Leaf Basil Siam Queen Thai Basil Purple Ruffles Genovese Magical Michael Asian Basil Trio - three different Asian basils European Basil Trio - three different Basils of different colors Holy Basil (tulsi) Mix - a trio of Holy Basils - great combined in a cup of tea!
CILANTRO / CORIANDER
Cilantro delfino (3 per pot) Cilantro - santo (3 per pot) Cilantro - Slow Bolt Tang (3 per pot) Bolivian Cilantro (1 per pot) - a beautiful plant Papalo Cilantro (1 per pot) soft, legume-like leaves Vietnamese Coriander (polygonum odoratum) (1 per pot) worth bringing inside for the winter plant into a big pot Mexican Coriander (eryngium foetidum) (1 per pot) thistle-like
SAGES 1 plant per pot
White Sage (salvia apiana) plant in big pot so you can bring inside in the winter a divine plant Italian Sage pointy oblong leaves German Bergartten Sage Yes, this delicious and meaty sage is back~ - thick, round leaves Purple Sage *** Clary Sage White Vatican Clary Sage *Dalmation sage a very special variety of the ultimate cooking sage, Ive been trying to track some seeds down for over 10 years! Honey melon sage similar to pineapple sage in type, but with a fabulous new scent must come inside for the winter plant into a big pot usually flowers just as you bring it in! (see perennials section for non-culinary/medicinal salvias)
THISTLES 1 plant per pot
Scotch Thistle Blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus) Milk Thistle Noble Thistle (Eryngium planum)
THYMES one plant per pot
Red Creeping Thyme English Thyme French Thyme Magic Carpet German Winter thyme well, more types of thyme you just cant have too many Highland cream thyme the name got me had to try it!
HERBS General List
Usually one per pot; smaller varieties will have 2-3 per pot. If marked with ***, we then also offer a gallon size as well. *Angelica archangel Anise Hyssop *** Artemisia Sweet Annie New York Aster - native BASILS - see list on previous page Bears Garlic (Alium ursinum) *** Bee Balm Wild bergamot native, (monarda fistulosa) great pollinator plant lavender flowers *Bloodroot an endangered native forest plant Borage Bugle Calendula Resina Caraway Catnip *** Lemon Catnip German chamomile St. John's (Dyer's) Chamomile yellow flowers Chervil, Vertissimo Chives, Garlic Chives, Purple Garden Clary Sage White Vatican Clary Sage - a very special sage rare Clover, Red *Comfrey Bocking14 Chickweed, Common (Stellaria media) *Black Cohosh an endangered native forest plant Cordao (Leonotis nepetaefolia) yes, another lions tail. I cant help myself! See photo at right they can get 7 ft tall Check out the phlomis in perennial section . *Vietnamese Coriander *Mexican Coriander Cowslips Dandelion Dill Dotted Mint (monarda punctata) Echinacea Purpurea (see perennials for other colored echinacea) Elecampane Eucalyptus Lemon Eucalyptus Feverfew Feverfew virgo *Wild Ginger *Gotu Kola Horehound *Horseradish Hyssop a favorite for honey bees Lady's Mantle*** Lambs Ear*** Munstead Lavender Lemon Balm*** Lemon catnip *Lemon grass must come inside for the winter plant into a big pot *Lemon verbena must come inside for the winter plant into a big pot Lions Tail or Wild Dagga (see Cordao) *Liverwort Lovage Lungwort*** *Maidenhair Fern*** Marshmallow Meadowsweet Mitsuba Monarda - variety Motherwort*** Mountain Mint Mugwort Mullien / Verbascum Nettle, Stinging *** OREGANOS Italian Oregano Varigated Oregano Greek Oregano *Kent beauty oregano not a great flavor but a gorgeous ornamental oregano Plantain - broad and narrow leaf PARSLEYS Curly parsley Flat leaf parsley Parsley, Giant of Italy Pennyroyal ROSEMARYS *Madeline Hill Rosemary super hardy Tuscan Blue Rosemary Rue SAGE see other listing Salad Burnett Saltwort Winter savory Summer savory Self heal Shiso, Red Shiso, Green Skullcap American*** *Skullcap Chinese Southernwood *Stevia *Sweet Cicely *French Tarragon Toothache Plant | Spilanthes a fabulous looking plant! THYME see other listing THISTLES see other listing *Uva Ursi Valerian*** Vietnamese Mint / Balm Viola Hearts Ease bowles black Sweet Woodruff*** Blue Woodruff Wormwood*** *Wintergreen Yarrow - white, colors under perennials
Natives and Perennials 2006
Ammi
Astrantia –
Wild Masterwort
Moulin Rouge
Alba
Aster
Asclepias Oriental Poppies
Artemisias
Buddleia
Centaurea
Clethra
Cranesbill Geranium
Biokova
Max Frei
Ingwersens
Dame’s Rocket
Dianthus – biennial and perennial varieties
Dutch Iris
Echinacea
Euphorbia
Foxgloves
Gaillardia
Summer Kiss
Oranges and Lemons
Hollyhocks
Lamb’s Ear
Oriental and Asian Lilies
Maidenhair Fern
Ostrich Ferb
Phlomis
Phlox
Physostregia
Primulas
Pulmonarias
Roy Davidson
Trevi Fountain
Rudbeckia
Sempervivum
Scabiosa
Sweet Woodruff
Tradescantias
Violas
Yarrow
We will also have a full range of Heirloom vegetable seedlings, annual cut flower seedlings, and salad green seedlings. We have many very interesting and different annual plants planned for this growing season, as well as some exciting everlastings – a diverse range of cutting-celosia, grains, eucalyptus, more.