Common name: Garlic

Scientific name: Allium sativum

Family: Amaryllidaceae

Uses: Culinary and medicinal.Sauteed or fresh garlic tastes vibrant and onionlike. It is added to many dishes, including spaghetti sauce, pork roast, herb butter, fresh salads, beans, stuffings, dressings, stews, soups, and marinades. The cloves are either minced or added whole and removed before the dish is served. Garlic is said to have medicinal qualities.

Common name: French Sorrel

Scientific name: Rumex acetosa

Family: Polygonaceae

Uses: Culinary, medicinal.Use in containers. For culinary use. Leaves can be used in salads and soups or cooked like spinach. The leaves of french sorrel are almost tasteless early on in the growing season, but gain acidity and flavor as the season progresses. The buckleaf sorrel has smaller angular leaves and has silvery patches on the leaves and sharp acidic flavor. Sorrel is said to have some medicinal uses.

Common name: Foxglove

Scientific name: Digitalis purpurea

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Uses: Ornamental, medicinal.Attractive flowers. Use for shade. Poisonous if ingested. Both synthetic and natural forms are used to treat heart failure.

History: Native to western and central Europe and the British Isles. It is said that Vincent van Gogh took digitalis for epilepsy, and that the yellow vision this drug creates may have influenced his art.