It’s a day of heavy rain here in the Northeast. Before the drops came down too hard I snuck outside with my camera and quickly took a photograph of my prettiest blooming garden plant: a beautiful bunch of lavender pompom blooms topping my chives. I enjoy using fresh herbs in my daily cooking, and chives add a bit of pizazz to many dishes. This week I used a few of them in homemade cream of potato soup. It was delicious, and the chives added some pretty color to the rather bland appearance of the soup.
Chives are easy to grow. Even the potted herbs you find in grocery stores will grow all season if you plant them early enough. My bunch of chives returns without fail every year, bigger and better and with more blossoms.
I’ve read you can pick and dry these blossoms. I think I will give it a try. Updates will follow. 🙂 Chives fit perfectly into my gardening lifestyle.
MINDING MY P'S WITH Q 
Love the lavender pompom 🙂
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Thanks they are pretty aren’t they? 🙂
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This is pretty 🙂
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They are and delicious too.
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I feel like I always forget about chives, which is unfortunate because when I DO remember them I remember how much I adore them. I suppose I’m too concerned with my oregano and thyme and rosemary. . . weird.
In any case, lovely little post, and your chives are beautiful. I’m making a note right now to pick some up this weekend!
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Good luck! I hope they come back every year. Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting.
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The first summer we were in NC, I bought one little pot of chives and put it in the garden. Amazingly, it returns every year. However, it is not getting bigger, so I suspect the soil isn’t good. One of these years, I hope to do something to help it. It’s easy to tell I’m not a real gardener.
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I hope they flower for you Anne. One of these years they will double in size and surprise you.
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They did flower this year! I was very pleased.
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They are pretty aren’t they? I wish the flowers lasted a little longer.
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Spring doesn’t know how to hang onto anything!
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That’s true…Spring flowers quickly bloom, quickly disappear.
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I have a hard time growing them in North Carolina. I gave up on them after a couple of tries, then the next year they came up and began growing. They aren’t thriving, but they are alive.
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I hope they begin to thrive and get big, bigger, biggest…with flowers.
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I always liked to grow Chives when I had a small flower garden they are so great in recipes now I just use the dry ones,
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Dry ones are good too. I use them in the winter when the chives die back. I’m glad they come back every year.
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Lovely!
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Thanks!
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Kathy
We don’t use chives at all in our cooking but your blossoms are so beautiful , something like the touch me not blossoms we have back home.
Are chives like onions – of the same family ?
Susie
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Yes, they are in the same family, the taste is similar but not so strong as an onion.
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I believe I am going to have to try my hand at growing chives! They are pretty and I know they are delicious in recipes.
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I enjoy watching them return every year and using them in dishes. The flavor is subtle.
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