I got a lemon verbena plant .....

United Kingdom
July 2, 2025 7:59am CST
So, this morning we ....Mom and I .....had a little trip out to the garden centre. It was more about getting me out of the house really....I am being a bit braver every day, although I still need to be extremely careful not to get my arm bumped. Anyway, off we tootled, the roads were very quiet which surprised us...the garden centre is only a short drive away so we got there in no time at all. The gift section was first ....we have some Birthday presents to buy.....then , we hit the main event ....the flowers and plants. Yes , there were plenty that we could have bought and i have made a note of thingds to get at the start iof the season next year. I couldn't see any fruit bushes ...I was looking for fig or blueberry. Also my rhubarb needs replacing. I did however manage to find lemon verbena .... yay !!! I have been searching for it for a couple of years now, You can usually find lemon balm but it is a poor second really. I am looking forward to using it in some recipes..... I also eventually have a herb garden.
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2 Jul
I have no idea what the plant is that you are talking about. Rhubarb, oh yes I wish we still had rhubarb. Rhubarb Jam and Rhubarb Crumble. Yum
• United Kingdom
2 Jul
I’m rubbish at uploading photos on here …it is a herb, green in colour….if you rub the leaves you get the most amazing lemony smell. It can be used to make oils and in cooking….lemon chicken, lemon drizzle cake, flavours yogurts and ice creams etc. it’s very versatile. We still need to get rhubarb …ours has refused to grow this year.
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• United Kingdom
2 Jul
@Ineeddentures probably lost the will to live !
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2 Jul
@Traceyjayne I doubt that We had some we didn't see for a few years. Then hey presto it came back I thought some c u next Thursday had nicked it then put it back
@Nakitakona (57259)
• Philippines
2 Jul
My wife has a mini here. It's planted with ornamental plants and orchids.
• United Kingdom
2 Jul
that sounds lovely....i bet it is very pretty
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@Nakitakona (57259)
• Philippines
19h
@Traceyjayne Yes it looks like a beautiful mini garden.
@DaddyEvil (152277)
• United States
2 Jul
I love going to greenhouses and rummaging through all the plants. We haven't done that in years now... I'm glad you found something you wanted.
@Deepizzaguy (111424)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
I am happy for you that you eventually have a herb garden soon.