Kitchen garden medieval period, monks and nuns acquired this medical knowledge and grew the necessary herbs in specialised gardens. Typical plants in a witches' garden are: rosemary, sage, parsley, mint, catnip, henbane, marjoram, thyme, rue, angelica, bay, oregano, dill, aloe, arnica, chives, and basil. Basil is especially common in these gardens as a strong protection herb. It is said, "Where basil grows, no evil goes!" and "Where basil is, no evil lives!" Kitchen garden "Kailyard redirects here. For the grouping of Scottish literature see Kailyard school" The traditional kitchen garden, also known as a potager (in French, "jardin potager") or in Scotland
Kitchen the entrance hall. The medieval smoke kitchen (or Farmhouse kitchen) remained common, especially in rural farmhouses and generally in poorer homes, until much later. In a few European farmhouses, the smoke kitchen was in regular use until the middle of the 20th century. These houses often had no chimney, but only a smoke hood above the fireplace, made of wood and covered with clay, used to smoke meat. The smoke rose more or less freely, warming the upstairs rooms and protecting the woodwork from vermin. In Connecticut, as in other colonies of New England during Colonial America, kitchens were often