ACCEPTING LIVE PLANT ORDERSBUY NOW, SHIPPING IN SPRING 2010!
Exceptional herb plants and tea to "stimulate the palate and soothe the soul."tm
AFFORDABLE AND LUXURIOUS TEA AND HONEY GIFT COLLECTIONS! Always Summer Herbs has put together a variety of affordable gift collections. Honor your friends, family and the special people in your life with one of our $15, $25 or $45 gift collections. A beautiful gift bag and tea guide are included FREE!
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AlwaysSummerHerbs is a local, woman-owned family business whose mission it is to provide our clients with the highest quality herb and vegetable plants, herbal products and teas, and personal, one-on-one, customer service to ensure that your gardening and overall life experiences, large or small, are a huge success.
Our goal is to make it easier for you to stop and smell the roses and enjoy the road less traveled. AlwaysSummerHerbs
accomplishes this by designing our website so that you are able to access and order our plants and products quickly and easily. There are no long downloads or complicated links to follow. We want you to spend less time on the internet and more time cultivating your garden and nurturing your soul!
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Basil Pesto Perpetuo
Still Our Best Basil Plant!
Basil Pesto Perpetuo (Ocimum x citriodorum v. Pesto Perpetuo) is a slightly lemony herb with a distinct columnar basil habit. Our Pesto Perpetuo, when treated with special care, can thrive throughout the winter, on a warm windowsill or other sunny indoor location. Just imagine, you can have basil year round for all of your pesto dishes! When late spring arrives and the danger of frost has passed, this amazing basil can be relocated to your patio container garden or other outdoor in-ground location. If you’d like to grow basil in the winter, this is your best bet!
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Dead Sea Bath Salts for that Special Gift
The unique salts from the Dead Sea (that right all the way from the Middle East) contain minerals and aromatherapy oils that soothe the soul, calm the mind, and relieve tired joints and muscles. Our rejuvenating Dead Sea Bath Salts contain 15 minerals that are not found, in great proportions, in typical ocean salts. These special minerals have been shown to diminish skin problems and relieve aches and joint pains for centuries. A special treat for that special someone. Always Summer Herbs offers our bath salts in 1 pound containers wrapped in a beautiful organza gift bag and a Bath Salt Guide for free. $8.50 per pound.
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Our Gift Collections Make the Best Gift!
Consider one of our $15, $25 or $45 Gift Collections for that special someone. A variety of tea, tea accessories and honeys for the beginner and expert tea drinkers! Your recipient will be impressed and will think you have spent more time and money than you have! A win-win for all! Simply click on this HOLIDAY GIFT COLLECTIONS link to browse our selections or see them below. During the Checkout process, specify in the ship to address where and whom you want to send the gift. Include a special note in the COMMENT section of the check out process and we will gladly forward it. That’s all there is to it!   
$15 Gift Collections – Free with any gift collection – red floral gift bag and the 2009 ASHs Tea Guide. These are great for the office and herb club exchange, teacher gifts, church ladies, and birthdays... 
#1 – Glass 250ml tea cup (hand made in China) with one tea packet (your choice) #1 Gift Collection Link |
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Herb of the Year 2009- Bay Laurel
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Bay Laurel is the 2009 'herb of the year'-and what a great plant it is. Bay (Laurus nobilis ) is tender perennial grows a foot a year when planted outside in the sun, then makes a nice house plant during the winter. The plants really start growing when the have long days starting in the Spring through the Fall, supplemental light during the Winter will start a flush of new leaves. This a TENDER perennial so keep from frost , or you will be VERY unhappy if your baby get frozen... Makes a great seasoning for spaghetti sauce, meat dishes, or soups. The traditional french bouquet garni contains bay, thyme, and parsly wrapped in cloth and used in soups, beans, or lentil dishes. Dr Anderson suggests that bay leaves, along with cinnamon, clove, and tumeric can tend to increase insulin utility, he mixes them in his notable Dia Beanie Soup (The Green Pharmacy ). Also, people have suggested positive affects for releif of migrain headache, arthritis, and anti-viral, anti-fungal properties as well. There is an incredible amount of detailed info at one of favorite sources- the Herb Society. http://herbsociety.org/bay/BayGuideFINAL-Secured.pdf . But most of all we think- It Tastes GOOD! |
Meet the 'Herb of the Year'
Past, Present and Future!
The International Herb Association lets us know the Herb of the Year: 1995 - fennel
1996 - monarda (bee balm)
1997 - thyme
1998 - mint
1999 - lavender (genus Lavandula)
2000 - rosemary (genus Rosemarinus)
2001 - sage (genus Salvia)
2002 - echinacea (genus Echinacea)
2003 - basil (genus Ocimum)
2004 - garlic (species Allium sativum)
2005 - oregano/marjoram (genus Origanum)
2006 - scented geraniums (genus Pelargonium)
2007 - lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
2008 - calendula (Calendula officinalis)
2009 - sweet bay/bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)
2010 - dill (Anethum graveolens) 
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Give the Gift of Honey!
We keep as busy as our bees, but they are the ones making our special honey. There is nothing quite like our local honey, thanks to the beautiful wild flowers and fruit orchards in our little part of the Western Pennsylvania! If you are a green tea drinker, there’s nothing better than a drop of our honey to make it taste even better! Always Summer Herbs offers you honey in 1 and 2 pounds jars.
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