It's Teacher Appreciation Week for our school district. It's nice to say thank you to your child's teacher without giving a coffee cup or a picture of your child. I tend towards consumables because they can be enjoyed and in this case, re-created next year. I like things that give lasting joy as well. If you are stuck for a clever idea here's one you may like. It's a Strawberry Pot filled with Herbs. There are 2 sizes of pots and this one is the largest. It has 9 holes and I like to finish the top with flowers.
To make this, begin planting the two bottom holes. Place the roots on the inside and feed the herbs through getting them to stand upright. Add dirt. Plant the next herbs in the same fashion, adding dirt last. Continue working your way to the top. Add a 4" flower to the top. Add dirt to fill it in and water well without a dish. Here in the deep south where the sun is strong, I place mine on the steps to the kitchen from our carport. This way it gets several hours of morning sun as well as several in the afternoon. It needs to be watered each day and I rotate the pot 90 degrees upon watering.
What a treat it is to step outside the door with scissors and return with a fistful of herbs. Some herbs that do well are chives, oregano, basil, parsley, lemon balm, thyme, sage, and lemon thyme. See what's available and go for it. You can even include a recipe using multi herbs with a note from your child on the back.
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