Alright, so I can't contain my excitement. My love gave me a little surprise on Mother's day. They haven't arrived yet but I had to share a little bit with you. I had no idea we could grow tea here in North Carolina until a couple months ago when I did a little in depth research.
Two Camellia sinensis plants should be arriving here at our little nest sometime next week. I will be brewing up teas right from our gardens. Now that will make this girl happy!!
I used to have a small tea house in rural Alberta, Canada and I have always had a wee bit of a passion for tea. Tea is so interesting and back then I had no idea of the process of making tea, even though I was selling it in vast amounts. I simply paid a lot of money to my supplier. Today, I am a tad more well read in this area than I was back then and much more excited about the process of growing and creating the perfect cup of tea.
I have hopes of creating healthy and delicious teas for ourselves and perhaps one day to share.
For now,
a little
look
in my cup:
Lavender (to calm),
mint,
honeysuckle blossoms (which have properties aiding in respiratory health)
and stevia for a little sweetness without calories,
all mixed with a soothing oolong for an amazing cup of goodness. Minus the oolong, all was grown in our gardens.
Talk soon,
Love,
~dee
3 comments:
Wow, that is a great gift! If I had a yard I would totally get into growing ingredients for tea! Good luck!
oh you will grow lovely tea!!
beautiful! I would love to have a full on herb garden with lots of awesome healing herbs... right now i only have a few different types of mint, lavender and rosemary growing.. I tried starting seeds for stevia but none sprouted. Cant wait to see more posts on ur tea making!
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