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It doesn't matter whether your idea of relaxing means a mocktail or cocktail. The fresh taste of home-grown herbs added to your favourite summer beverage will make your lips smack with every sip.

Clip some fresh mint for your cranberry drink or add two sprigs of cilantro to your Mojito. The crowning touch of taste is best when it comes from the really fresh herbs you've just picked from your backyard garden or patio container.

(Sweet Basil shown here.)

“We've made growing your own herbs so easy that even the novice gardener will have success,” says Jeff Howe, president, Fernlea Flowers. “The herb seedlings have already started growing and are in biodegradable pots when you buy them from your local retail store. The herb pots go directly into your container or raised garden bed in the sunny part of your backyard. How easy is that? Because these special pots biodegrade into the soil, they lessen transplant shock.”

(Image: Parsely.)

For perfect growing results, you can pick up planting tips online at www.bonnieplants.ca.  Website visitors can also find the nearest garden centre selling this new line of herbs and vegetables.

Adds Howe, “We are introducing a wide variety of herbs this season which includes specialty Asian and Italian herbs. The Bonnie Plants lineup offers basil, mint, cilantro, sage, oregano, citronella, curled or Italian flat leaf parsley, catnip, Asian chives, peppermint and more. Growing herbs is easy and provides a healthy, fresh taste to any drink or food you serve to family and friends.”   www.newscanada.com

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