The Herb Gardens at the Wood County Historical Center and Museum consist of four separate gardens: Culinary, Medicinal, Fragrance, and Everlasting. Some herbs can be found in more than one garden, but generally speaking, the name of the garden describes how its herbs are used. The Everlasting herbs are those that can be dried and used in cachets or potpouri, as their fragrance can last over a long period of time.
Garden layouts have been designed to take into consideration such factors as plant height, color, and general visual appeal. Smaller plants are kept to the outside and bigger ones toward the center to maximize the visibility of both. Walkways in the Medicinal and Fragrance gardens wind their way through clusters of thyme, as it is an important medicinal plant that happens to be very fragrant and is very hearty as a groundcover.
Each garden has many unique herbs that require maintenance throughout the summer, and the beds must be cleaned and prepped in the fall to prepare for the long winter. Most perennials will make it through the winter just fine with some preparation, annuals will all die and need to be replace in the sprint, and a number of tender perennials need special attention to ensure they will live through Ohio’s bitter winter days.
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