Big Tea Garden is an abundant, 8-species native plant collection curated for traditional and contemporary tea-making, herbal infusions, and land-based self-reliance. Each species is individually packaged, allowing you to design your planting intentionally and build a living tea apothecary that returns year after year.
This collection is designed for Ontario and Quebec, featuring hardy native species long valued for their aromatic leaves, flowers, or fruits.
What’s inside
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Agastache nepetoides (Yellow Giant Hyssop)– Light, anise-mint notes; excellent fresh or dried
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Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey Tea) – Historically used leaf tea; nitrogen-fixing shrub
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Chamaenerion angustifolium (Fireweed) – Traditionally fermented or dried for tea
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Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) – Bold, bergamot-like flavor; excellent pollinator plant
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Monarda punctata (Spotted Beebalm) – Resinous, spicy notes; strong medicinal tradition
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Pycnanthemum virginianum (Mountain Mint) – Intensely aromatic; a little goes a long way
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Rosa blanda (Smooth Rose) – Petals and hips for gentle floral teas and vitamin-rich infusions
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Vaccinium angustifolium (Lowbush Blueberry) – Leaves and berries; slow-growing, long-lived
Designed for larger spaces
This is a big garden collection. Several species are vigorous spreaders or long-lived shrubs and are best planted where they can naturalize, form patches, or anchor a perennial system rather than remain tightly contained.
Seven-generational thinking
A tea garden is a slow practice. Many of these plants improve with age, deepen root systems, and build soil health while offering repeated harvests. Planted together, they form a resilient, living knowledge system that supports pollinators, human nourishment, and cultural continuity across generations.
Ideal for gardeners interested in land-based herbalism, ecological resilience, and reclaiming everyday plant relationships through care, patience, and respect.
