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Herbs and Spices There is often confusion about the difference between herbs and spices. The following information from Iowa State University explains: “Herbs are obtained from the leaves of herbaceous (non-woody) plants. They are used for savory purposes in cooking and some have medicinal value. Herbs often are used in larger amounts than spices. Herbs originated from temperate climates such as Italy, France and England. Herb also is a word used to define any herbaceous plant that dies down at the end of the growing season. Spices are obtained from roots, flowers, fruits, seeds or bark. Spices are native to warm tropical climates and can be woody or herbaceous plants. Spices often are more potent and stronger flavored than herbs; as a result they typically are used in smaller amounts. Some spices are used not only to add taste, but also as a preservative.” 2549 Washington Boulevard Ogden City, Utah 84401 Planning Department [PHONE REDACTED] Water Department [PHONE REDACTED] ---PAGE BREAK--- On the Cover The ripe fruit of a Lodi Apple makes an inviting image. Use of plants that produce fruits not only provides the landscape with beauty, but here grows produce and herbs. Water Wise Trees that can be harvested: Santa Rosa Plum Lodi Apple Prunus salicina Malus x domestica ‘Santa Rosa’ ‘Lodi’ Autum Brilliance Canadian Red Serviceberry Chokecherry Amelanchier x Grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ Water Wise Shrubs and Berries that can be harvested: Red Lake Currant Blackberry Ribes rubrum Thornless ‘Red Lake’ Himrod Grape Pixwell Currant Vitis ‘Himrod’ Ribes Hirtellum “Pixwell” Western Sandcherry Pink Panda (fall foliage) Strawberries Prunus besseyi Fragaria x ananassa “Frel” Water Wise Herbs that can be harvested: Woolly Tyme Salvia Thymus pseudola- “May Night” nuginosus Lavender Sage Lavandula Perovskia angustifolia Harvest a Landscape Design: Some people love to design their landscape so they not only enjoy their landscape visually, but through varied scents, textures and colors. This can be a rewarding experience to gather fruit from your own back yard and enjoy some fresh plums, apples or berries throughout the day.