July 18, 2019 Growing Chervil, Gilbert White, Jane Austen, Frederick Law Olmsted, Eleanor Sinclair-Rhode, A Southern Garden by Elizabeth Lawrence, Irrigation Check, Maxfield Parrish and The Botanist
Have you tried growing the herb chervil?
Chervil tastes similar to tarragon - it's sometimes called gourmet parsley. It has a wonderful fern-like leaf which turns red in the fall which is another plus. August is a wonderful time to sow chervil - so keep that in mind.
The 1884 Dictionary of English Names of Plants lists chervil as "the shepherd's clock'' because the blossoms open at five in the morning and then close up around eight in the evening.
The word chervil is derived from a Greek word meaning "the herb of rejoicing'' or "the cheer leaf."
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