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Skagit Valley’s climate is perfect for herbs. The typical English herb garden’s structure, history, purpose and order have been interpreted for Northwest living. Different hedging materials surround the formal design creating a room-like feel with themed gardens informally planted within.
Herb Garden Plant List
| Area | # | Botanical Name | Cultivar | Common Name | Tree | Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary | 1 | Allium ampeloprasum | elephant garlic | |||
| Culinary | 2 | Allium schoenoprasum | chives | N | ||
| Culinary | 3 | Allium tuberosum | garlic chives | |||
| Culinary | 4 | Chenopodium bonushenricus | good King Henry, poor man's spinach | |||
| Culinary | 5 | Coriandrum sativum | cilantro | |||
| Culinary | 6 | Foeniculum vulgare | fennel | |||
| Culinary | 7 | Laurus nobilis | bay leaf, sweet bay laurel | |||
| Culinary | 8 | Mentha | chocolate mint | |||
| Culinary | 9 | Ocimum basilicum | sweet basil | |||
| Culinary | 10 | Ocimum basilicum | Thai basil | |||
| Culinary | 11 | Origanum | hardy marjoram | |||
| Culinary | 12 | Origanum vulgare | 'Aureum' | golden creeping oregano | ||
| Culinary | 13 | Origanum vulgare | Greek oregano | |||
| Culinary | 14 | Origanum vulgare | Italian oregano | |||
| Culinary | 15 | Origanum vulgare | 'Variegata' | variegated oregano | ||
| Culinary | 16 | Petroselinum crispus | curly parsley | |||
| Culinary | 17 | Petroselinum sativum | Italian parsley | |||
| Culinary | 18 | Rosmarinus officinalis | rosemary | |||
| Culinary | 19 | Rumex scutatus | French sorrel, buckler's sorrel | |||
| Culinary | 20 | Salvia officinalis | 'Berggarten' | common sage | ||
| Culinary | 21 | Salvia officinalis | common sage | |||
| Culinary | 22 | Sanguisorba minor | salad burnet | |||
| Culinary | 23 | Satureja hortensis | summer savory | |||
| Culinary | 24 | Stevia Rebaudiana | ||||
| Culinary | 25 | Thymus | lime | |||
| Culinary | 26 | Thymus | caraway thyme | |||
| Culinary | 27 | Thymus vulgaris | 'Argenteus' | silver thyme | ||
| Culinary | 28 | Thymus vulgaris | English thyme | |||
| Culinary | 29 | Tropaeolum majus | nasturtium | |||
| Dye | Alnus rubra | red alder | N | |||
| Dye | Centaurea cyanus | bachelor's button | ||||
| Dye | Gaultheria shallon | salal | N | |||
| Dye | 1 | Achillea | yarrow | N | ||
| Dye | 4 | Allium cepa | onion | |||
| Dye | 6 | Anthemis tinctoria | golden Marguerite | |||
| Dye | 9 | Asteracus | dahlia | |||
| Dye | 10 | Baptisia tinctoria | indigo | |||
| Dye | 11 | Berberis aquifolium (Mahoniea aquifolium) | Oregon grape | N | ||
| Dye | 12 | Beta vulgaris | beets | |||
| Dye | 15 | Carthamus tinctorius | safflower | |||
| Dye | 15 | Carthamus tinctorius | safflower | |||
| Dye | 16 | Vaccinium | blueberry | |||
| Dye | 17 | Cosmos sulfureus | cosmos | |||
| Dye | 19 | Digitalis purpurea | foxglove | |||
| Dye | 23 | Helianthus annuus | sunflower | N | ||
| Dye | 27 | Ocimum basilicum | basil | |||
| Dye | 31 | Reseda luteola | weld | |||
| Dye | 32 | Rubia tinctorum | madder | |||
| Dye | 33 | Rudbeckia fulgida | black-eyed Susan | |||
| Dye | 35 | Sambucus nigra | black elderberry | T | N | |
| Dye | 35 | Sambucus nigra | black elderberry | T | N | |
| Dye | 36 | Sanguinaria Canadensis | bloodroot* | |||
| Dye | 39 | Stachys officinalis | wood betony | |||
| Dye | 40 | Tagetes spp | marigold | |||
| Dye | 44 | Zinnia elegans | zinnias | |||
| Lavender | 1 | Lavandula x intermedia | 'Nico' Phenomenal TM | English lavender | ||
| Lavender | 2 | Lavandula angustifolia | 'Elegance Pink' | English lavender | ||
| Lavender | 3 | vacant | ||||
| Lavender | 4 | Lavandula x ginginsii | 'Goodwin Creek Greay' | hybrid lavender | ||
| Lavender | 5 | L. Lanata x augustifolia | 'Ana Luisa' | hybrid lavender | ||
| Lavender | 6 | Lavandula angustifolia | 'Platinum Blond/Monparler' | English lavender | ||
| Lavender | 7 | Lavandula angustifolia | 'Munstead' | English lavender | ||
| Lavender | 8 | Lavandula angustifolia | 'Violet Intrigue' | English lavender | ||
| Lavender | 9 | Berberis thunbergii | 'Helmond Pillar' | Japanese barberry | ||
| Lavender | 10 | Lavandula intermedia | 'Fred Boutin' | French hybrid lavender | ||
| Lavender | 11 | Lavandula intermedia | 'Gros Bleu' | French hybrid lavender | ||
| Lavender | 12 | Rosmarinus officinalis | 'Madelene Hill' | rosemary | ||
| Lavender | 13 | Lavandula intermedia | 'Sensational!' | French hybrid lavender | ||
| Lavender | 14 | Rosa | 'Westerland' | vigorous shrub, climbing rose | ||
| Lavender | 15 | Thuja occidentalis | 'Emerald Green' | arborvitae | ||
| Lavender | 16 | Aucuba japonica | 'Emerald Green' | arborvitae | ||
| Lavender | 17 | Thuja occidentalis | 'Emerald Green' | arborvitae | ||
| Medicinal | Achillea millefolium | yarrow | ||||
| Medicinal | Allium sativum L. | garlic | ||||
| Medicinal | Althaea officinalis | common marshmallow | ||||
| Medicinal | Angelica archangelica | garden angelica, Norwegian angelica, wild celery | ||||
| Medicinal | Artemisia vulgaris | mugwort, common wormwood | ||||
| Medicinal | Borago officinalis | borage | ||||
| Medicinal | Calendula officinalis | pot marigold, garden marigold, English marigold, Scotch marigold | ||||
| Medicinal | Chamaemelum nobile | Roman chamomile | ||||
| Medicinal | Echinacea purpurea | purple cornflower | ||||
| Medicinal | Eutrochium purpureum | Joe-Pye weed | ||||
| Medicinal | Foeniculum vulgare | fennel | ||||
| Medicinal | Galium odoratum | sweet woodruff, sweet-scented bedstraw | ||||
| Medicinal | Hamamelis virginiana | witch hazel | ||||
| Medicinal | Inula helenium | elecampane | ||||
| Medicinal | Leonurus cardiaca | motherwort, lion's tail | ||||
| Medicinal | Levustucum officinale | lovage | ||||
| Medicinal | Melissa officinalis | lemon balm | ||||
| Medicinal | Nepeta cataria | catmint, catnip | ||||
| Medicinal | Passifora incarnata | passionflower | ||||
| Medicinal | Rosa | 'Morning Magic' | large-flowered climbing rose, ground cover rose | |||
| Medicinal | Rosmarinus officinalis | rosemary | ||||
| Medicinal | Salvia officinalis | common sage | ||||
| Medicinal | Symphytum officinale | comfrey | ||||
| Medicinal | Tanacetum parthenium | feverfew |