Garden Herbal Tea

Ideas for tea ingredients:

• Leaves: mint (any type), bee balm, catnip, cilantro, lemon balm, lemon verbena, lemongrass, marjoram, parsley, rosemary, sage, stevia, thyme
• Flowers: calendula, chamomile, echinacea, hibiscus, lavender, rose (petals and hips), yarrow
• Seeds: cardamom, coriander, fennel (grind or chop seeds first)
• Roots: chicory, ginger (chop first)
• Fruits: fresh berries (any type), fresh or dried citrus peel (any type)

Try blending ingredients:

• lemon balm and mint or rosemary
• lavender blossoms and mint
• cilantro, mint, orange peel
• mint and fresh raspberry
• lemon balm, mint, lavender leaf, fennel
• coriander, stevia and ginger

Ways to strain tea:

• Put ingredients into a tea strainer or any strainer that fits into your cup, such as a coffee filter, paper towel or empty tea bag, or pour through a strainer into a clean cup.
• For a stronger or lighter flavor: experiment with different amounts of ingredients and steeping time.
• Use only tea ingredients that you know are safe to consume.
• Try growing your own plants for tea, in the ground or in pots. Some can be aggressive spreaders (such as mint and lemon balm), so plant them in pots or places where you don't mind them taking over.