- Common Name: berggarten sage, salvia (spanish)
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_officinalis
- Location: This one is located by the avocado alley
- Uses: Edible
- Comments: It was planted by Maria
- Common Name: Spearmint
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spearmint
- Location: This one is located by the avocado alley
- Uses: Edible
- Comments: It was planted originally by Maria on the south garden. i (federico) propagated it on the pots by taking cuttings off the plant. Since mint grows extending its rhizomes underground it’s easy to propagate.
- Common Name: Peppermint, Menta Piperita (spanish)
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermint
- Location: This one is growing in federico’s window box
- Uses: Edible
- Comments: Dave Kahn gave me this one when i visited his permaculture site in silverlake.
- Common Name: Lemon Balm
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_balm
- Location: The pictures show one growing in my window box, one under the window box, and the the bigger one in Camile’s garden on the western side of the courtyard.
- Uses: edible
- Comments: propagated from Camile’s garden to the window box. It grows well in shady areas, you can see it growing under other plants.
- Common Name: Rue, Ruda (in spanish)
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rue
- Location: Maria’s garden by the avocado alley
- Uses: edible
- Comments: considered to bring good luck (in colombia)
- Common Name: Bougainvillea
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainvillea
- Location: The one pictured above is located in the south garden, there are others around the eco-village including one on the front gate of building 117
- Uses:
- Comments: very thorny
- Common Name: Nopal, Prickly Pear
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prickly_pear
- Location: South garden
- Uses: edible
- Comments: these belong to Maria
- Common Name: fig, common fig
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Fig
- Location: south garden
- Uses: edible, porous wood makes good fire for pizza ovens
- Comments: the image above shows the recently pruned tree. It was pruned to allow more light to enter the south garden.
- Common Name: Tangelo
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangelo
- Location: south-western corner of 117 bimini
- Uses: edible
- Comments:
- Common Name: Geranium
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geranium_%28genus%29
- Location: By the containing wall, west of the courtyard
- Uses:
- Comments: species anyone?
- Common Name: Nasturtium
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasturtium
- Location: The plants pictured above are in front of lara’s apartment in the courtyard
- Uses: Edible
- Comments: You can eat the flowers and the leafs. Lara recommends putting the flowers on your salad.
- Common Name: New Zealand Spinach
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragonia
- Location: camile’s garden
- Uses: Edible
- Comments:
- Common Name: Basil, African Blue Basil
- More Information: http://www.superbherbs.net/AfricanBlueBasil.htm
- Location: courtyard, close to the entrance to the lobby
- Uses: edible
- Comments: cold tolerant says George Patton
- Common Name: St John’s Wort
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Wort
- Location: Herb Spiral in the courtyard
- Uses: Medicinal
- Comments: Planted by Brad
- Common Name: Oregano
- More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregano
- Location: This one is growing at the entrance of the rabbit place
- Uses: edible
- Comments: