Common name: Sweet Woodruff

Scientific name: Galium odoratum

Family: Rubiaceae

Uses: Aromatic, culinary, decorative, and medicinal.Sweet woodruff scents potpourris, sachets, and herb pillows. The flowers and leaves are used for teas and to flavor wine. It also is used in garlands and wreaths and to make yellow dye. It is said to have some medicinal qualities.

Common name: Spearmint

Scientific name: Mentha spicata

Family: Labiatae

Common name: Salad Burnet

Scientific name: Poterium sanguisorba

Family: Rosaceae

Uses: Decorative, culinary.Attractive flowers. For culinary use. Use for flavoring. Use in vinegars. Use in containers.

History: The word sanguisorba means "to drink up blood." Salad Burnet was long believed to stop hemorrhages although no modern evidence has shown this to be true.