The four sage bushes are over knee-high and sprawling, but with just a little pruning, they play an architectural role in my herb garden. Their permanent shapes are anchors, their gray-green foliage a contrast with the bright greens of tarragon, parsley and dill. I allow them to bloom, their long spikes a blue note in midsummer bouquets and a favorite nectar source for bees.
Traditionally, sage is a powerful plant. Both its common name and the Latin salvia have the same root as salvation, salutary and salve; in classical times, a garden with sage was a guarantee of good health. A cup of tea brewed from its leaves might relieve specific ailments such as anxiety and poor digestion, or just a case of the blahs. I can attest that water steeped with it and tossed on the hot rocks of a sauna is a mellowing presence.
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