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Lantana flowers
 

 
Welcome to Grace’s
Potager Garden
Grace loves to spend time in the garden with her daughter. She also loves tea, so she set out to plant a whimsical mix of herbs, vegetables, edible and ornamental flowers. This way, when she hosts a backyard tea party, the herbs and ingredients she needs are right there at her fingertips. She also gets to teach her daughter the joys of plucking and eating ingredients fresh from the garden. ​

Grace grows the dill, chives, and cucumbers to make delicious tea sandwiches. She also grows lavender and other herbs for both tea, and infused lemonade. She likes using edible flowers for things like flower petal chocolate (see recipe below) and cute garnishes on tea saucers. Check out more recipes from Grace’s tea party below!
 
Flowers
Herbal Tea
Herbal Tea
 
Lavender
Spearmint
Hops
Lemon verbena
Calendula
Lemon balm
Lavender Lemonade
Lavender Lemonade 
Yields About 6 Servings
Ingredients
  • 4-6 lemons

  • 3/4c-1c sugar

  • 1/2c garden grown lavender blooms

  • 3c cold water​

    Supplies:
    Citrus juicer
    Strainer
    Spoon or spatula
    Pan and mixing bowl​

    1. Juice lemons then strain out pulp and seeds.
    2. Pour juice into pan. Add sugar and lavender blooms.
    3. Heat to a simmer then remove from heat, cover and leave lavender to infuse for at least 30min.
    4. Strain out lavender and allow syrup to cool to room temp
    5. Add water and ice as needed before serving. Enjoy!

tea sandwiches
Lemony Basil Pesto
Makes a dozen sandwiches
Ingredients
  • 12 Slices of sandwich bread
  • 1 package cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup fresh herbs and edible flowers (Grace used dill and chives)
  • 1-2 seedless cucumbers​

Supplies:
Knife
Spatula and mixing bowl ​

1. Remove cream cheese from packaging and place it in the mixing bowl. Let it reach room temperature.
2. Dice herbs and/or edible flowers.
3. Add herbs/flowers to cream cheese and mix thoroughly.
4. Spread a thin layer of the herbed cream cheese onto all the bread slices.
5. Slice the cucumber thinly and spread evenly over the cream cheese.
6. Assemble sandwiches and slice diagonally. Cut off crust if desired.

petal chocolate
Flower Petal Chocolate 
Yields About 6 Servings
Ingredients
  • 4 -6 lemons
  • 3/4c-1c sugar
  • ½c garden grown lavender blooms
  • 3 cups cold water ​

Supplies:

Citrus juicer
Strainer
Spoon or spatula
Pan and mixing bowl​

1. Juice lemons then strain out pulp and seeds.
2. Pour juice into pan. Add sugar and lavender blooms.
3. Heat to a simmer then remove from heat, cover and leave lavender to infuse for at least 30min.
4. Strain out lavender and allow syrup to cool to room temp
5. Add water and ice as needed before serving. Enjoy!

Flowers
 
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