Oregano

Oregano is really a weed, but it has moxie. Determination. Persuasiveness. Oregano is a tasty weed. In June, exasperated, I beat it away from my currant bushes. In March, though, when rosemary is a faded dream and parsley sleeps in seed packets, oregano's hopeful and irrepressible advance against the snowdrift's retreat is a delicious miracle. Long live oregano, bold champion of the herb bed.