The Garden Center at White Post Farms of Melville is a vibrant destination for plant enthusiasts and home gardeners alike. Featuring an extensive selection of annuals, perennials, vegetables and herbs the center offers everything you need to create a beautiful outdoor oasis. Their friendly and knowledgeable staff are always available to provide expert advice, whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out. In addition to plants, the center also stocks decorative pots, gardening tools, and seasonal items to help you bring your vision to life. With its welcoming atmosphere and quality offerings, the White Post Farms Garden Center is a go-to spot for gardening inspiration on Long Island.
Culinary Herbs
All of our Herbs are Grown Naturally in Organic Soil with No Harmful Pesticides or Synthetic Fertilizer. Culinary Herbs Require 6-8 hours of Sunlight per day, Grown in 3.5” Pots
French Tarragon
Tarragon is widely used in classic French cooking, particularly as part of the fine herbs blend, in béarnaise sauce, as well as with chicken, fish, and vegetables. Since the leaves are so tender, they can be mixed in with other greens for salads or sprinkled over a finished dish
Peppermint
Peppermint is used as flavoring in, chocolate, cakes, and soft drinks. Peppermint oil has medicinal values. Dried peppermint leaves can be used in sauces and salads. Chopped peppermint leaves make an excellent garnish
Lavender
Grind the lavender in a herb or coffee grinder or mash it with mortar and pestle. The spikes and leaves of culinary lavender can be used in most dishes in place of rosemary. Use the spikes or stems for making fruit or shrimp kabobs!
Italian Oregano
Great for tomato-centric recipes, like pizza and pasta sauce, as well as olive oil-based dishes. Oregano is commonly combined with olive oil to create flavorful oregano oil, Italian vinaigrettes, and marinades for lamb, chicken, and beef dishes.
Curly Leaf Parsley
Curly leaf parsley may be most famous as a garnish, but this bright flavored herb is particularly good in fresh salads, where its frilled texture adds welcome bulk.
Basil
Morning sun is recommended, colorful low maintenance choice for baskets and containers.The most common use of basil is in tomato sauces, pesto, or vinegars. But it also can be sprinkled over salads and sliced tomatoes, either whole or chopped. Actually, don’t chop the leaves, but tear them instead for the most flavor.
Rosemary
Available only in a 4.5” pot. Rosemary is used as a seasoning in a variety of soups, casseroles, salads, and stews, great with chicken and other poultry, game, lamb, pork, steaks, and fish, especially oily fish. It also goes well with grains, mushrooms, onions, peas, potatoes, and spinach
Lemon Balm
Lemon balm is a wonderful addition to fruit salads, herb butters, fruit drinks, and sorbets. It can also be used in many egg dishes, custards, a variety of soups and casseroles. Makes a great addition to stuffing poultry, lamb or pork, and marinades for fish.
Summer Thyme
Thyme may be generally thought of as a culinary herb but it also as a long history of medicinal use. It is primarily used to treat lung and throat issues like colds, coughs, and sore throats. It’s an excellent ingredient for homemade cough drops, soothing teas, and gargles.
Italian Parsley
The parsley leaves are commonly used as a garnish or flavoring herb at the end of cooking. Parsley stems are one of the traditional ingredients used for flavoring stocks, soups and sauces
Lemon Thyme
Chop lemon thyme leaves just before use, and add at the very end of the cooking process before they lose flavor and color. Lemon thyme may be added to poultry, seafood, vegetable, marinades, stews, soups, sauces and stuffing while fresh sprigs of this herb make a lovely garnish
Sage
Sage is known for the distinct taste it gives to classic holiday stuffings. But it also is a flavor powerhouse in bean dishes, tomato sauces, omelets, polenta, chicken risotto, pesto, and sage butter for pasta and trout.