Basil Novels & Stories

They almost match the green of the plants around her. “Well, we actually have a question,” I say, to which the woman smiles brightly and nods. “It’s about a plant.” “Oh! Well, you’ve come to the right place,” she says. “Is it Ocimum basilicum? Or how about Borago officinalis?” Nancy and I look at each other again, then shake our heads. “No,” I reply. “It’s… toxic ashroot.” The woman’s smile suddenly fades and she narrows her eyes at both of us.

"These are some fragrances I've personally diluted." She approached the only female judge and said, "In this lady's perfume, basil is the predominant ingredient. Basil produces warmth and has a minty fragrance. I believe you have a warm, cheerful personality and prefer similarly warm scents. I recommend a combination of lavender, marjoram, and lemongrass. With the proper proportions, these ingredients create a fresh and aromatic fragrance while providing stress relief and relaxation." She opened the bottles of the mentioned ingredients, made a basic fragrance blend with a dropper, and placed it beside the female judge.

Chapter 20: Fresh Basil and freedom Gwen Three weeks after the confrontation with Lorenzo and Camila, I stood in my new kitchen. Not the mansion's sterile professional kitchen with its industrial equipment, but a smaller space I'd claimed as my own, a room with windows that overlooked the garden and let in morning sunlight. I was crushing fresh basil leaves for pesto, the green scent filling the air, bright and alive and hopeful. The basil came from plants I'd grown myself in terra cotta pots, nurturing them from seeds, and there was something healing about creating food from scratch, about contro

"How did you calculate those." Valeria looked up with the expression she reserved for people who asked real questions instead of polite ones. "I cross referenced planting guides for this climate zone with the window light schedule I tracked for three weeks in October." She paused. "The southwest corner gets direct sun for the longest period so the herbs that need consistent light go there." "The basil," Nicholas said, reading. "Basil is more particular than most people think," Valeria said. "Everyone underwaters it because they're scared of overwatering but it actually needs consistent moisture and at least six hours of direct s