How to Plant a Cocktail Herb Garden | Ask This Old House

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada teaches Kevin O’Connor how to plant a small herb garden with a cocktail theme #ThisOldHouse #AskTOH SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Time: 30 minutes Cost: $100 Skill Level: Beginner Shopping List: [YT] Planters [https://amzn.to/2oAumzG] Herbs [https://amzn.to/2ITLwPH] Potting Soil [https://amzn.to/2MLtYpQ] Steps: 1. For a cocktail garden, mint and variations of mint are a good place to start. They will require being planted in a separate planter or away from other herbs, since they can overtake a garden. 2. Basil can also be great as a replacement for mint in a variety of cocktails. 3. Herbs like rosemary, thyme and dill can be muddled down and turned into a syrup to mix with cocktails. They can pair with most liquors, but do better with vodka, gin, or other neutral spirits. 4. In general, Jenn thinks that creating a garden with a purpose will help encourage you to learn about the plants and maintain the garden well. Resources: Jenn planted a variety of herbs to make up the cocktail garden, including basil amethyst, basil nufar, English thyme, rosemary prostrates, strawberry, dill, lemon thyme, verbena lemon, berggarten sage, mint mojito, rosemary barbecue, and lemon grass. These can be used to enhance a variety of different beverages. All these herbs can be found at nurseries. Expert assistance with this segment was provided by Mahoney’s Garden Center (https://ift.tt/2g04J4N) and America’s Test Kitchen (https://ift.tt/1eFLE1M). About This Old House TV: This Old House is the No. 1 multimedia home enthusiast brand, offering trusted information and expert advice through award-winning television, a highly regarded magazine, and an information-driven website. This Old House and Ask This Old House are produced by This Old House Ventures, LLC and are presented on PBS by WGBH Boston. About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr Keywords: Ask This Old House, Jenn Nawada, Kevin O'Connor, gardening, herb garden, cocktails herbs Watch the full episode: https://ift.tt/2Buxv6Q How to Plant a Cocktail Herb Garden https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/