ciao ! gardens
greens to grow
Add homegrown flavour to your cooking
Ask virtually every chef ever featured in this magazine ( we did !) and they will tell you the secret to cooking delicious food is using quality fresh ingredients . When it comes to leafy greens and herbs , nothing beats homegrown . Fresh herbs add magic to dishes beginning with the enticing fragrance they emit . It is their glorious flavour , though , that cannot be matched . For a fresh-picked boost to any meal , plant an herb garden .
Make it close to your kitchen and it will inspire great things . Herbs can be planted successfully in containers too ; they take up little space and require little work . We enlisted a panel of professionals — gardeners and chefs — for advice on how best to grow and get unbeatable flavour from a herbaceous backyard plot . These tiny plants and go-to garnishes yield rewarding results that transform everyday dishes to gourmet .
MEET OUR EXPERTS Growers : Janelle Rémillard ( JR ), Jardins St Léon Gardens , stleongardens . com . Stefan Regnier ( SR ), Blue Lagoon Organics , bluelagoonorganics . com . Chefs : Denise Friesen ( DF ), Denise et Jean-Louis Catering , deniseetjeanlouiscatering . net . Rachel Isaak ( RI ), Pineridge Hollow , pineridgehollow . com .
Photography by TK or Photography : Credit TK
26 ciao ! / may / jun / two thousand twenty-one