junipers
Coniferous berry bearers
Junipers are evergreen shrubs or trees of the cypress family, found across the Northern Hemisphere.
They produce aromatic wood and berry-like cones used to flavor gin.
The foliage ranges from needle-like to scale-like depending on species.
Junipers dotted the hillside, The juniper berries gave the gin its distinctive taste.
Retains foliage year-round
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
- firCone-bearing evergreen genus
cypress · yew · hemlock · needles · cones · coniferous · gymnosperm · softwood
Plant-based ingredients
- distilleryAlcohol manufacturing plant
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
- martiniGin-vermouth cocktail
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
spirits · genever · infusion · flavoring · aromatic · berries · distillation · mixology
Resembling certain evergreens
- resinousContaining plant sap
- fragrantEmitting pleasant smell
- woodsyResembling forested areas
- balsamicAromatic aged vinegar
terpenes · scented · pungent · cedarlike · peppery · herbal · earthy · fresh
Small fleshy fruits
- forageSeek food actively
- songbirdsPerching birds with musical calls
- waxwingsCrested fruit-eating songbirds
- nestingMaking a dwelling
shelter · browse · deer · habitat · thrush · cover · seeds · overwintering
Small fleshy fruits
- spicePlant-derived food flavoring
- gameyStrong-tasting, slightly off
- venisonFlesh of cervids
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
braising · marinade · seasoning · pork · sauerbraten · pickling · curing · choucroute
Shaped shrub sculpture
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- xeriscapingLow-irrigation garden design
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
cultivar · pruning · drought-resistant · rockery · border · specimen · screening · windbreak
evergreen
Retains foliage year-round
fir · cypress · yew · hemlock · needles · cones · coniferous · gymnosperm · softwood · resin
botanicals
Plant-based ingredients
- distilleryAlcohol manufacturing plant
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
- martiniGin-vermouth cocktail
cocktail · spirits · genever · infusion · flavoring · aromatic · berries · distillation · mixology · sloe
piney
Resembling certain evergreens
balsamic · terpenes · scented · pungent · cedarlike · peppery · herbal · earthy · fresh · volatile
berries
Small fleshy fruits
- forageSeek food actively
- songbirdsPerching birds with musical calls
- waxwingsCrested fruit-eating songbirds
nesting · shelter · browse · deer · habitat · thrush · cover · seeds · overwintering · fauna
berries
Small fleshy fruits
sauerkraut · braising · marinade · seasoning · pork · sauerbraten · pickling · curing · choucroute · stew
topiary
Shaped shrub sculpture
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- xeriscapingLow-irrigation garden design
groundcover · cultivar · pruning · drought-resistant · rockery · border · specimen · screening · windbreak · nursery
- forest elementsbark, trunk, sap, roots, branches
- Asian floracherry blossoms, bamboo, lotus flowers, sakura, plum blossoms
- spore plantsferns, fern, mosses, liverwort, hornwort
junipersflowering shrubs
Woody plants bearing blossoms
roses · hydrangeas · ferns · grasses · palms
junipersflowering plants
Seed-bearing plants with blooms
angiosperms · hardwoods · magnolias · cherry trees · apple trees
- juniper berryConifer cone used as spice
- juniper bushesLow evergreen coniferous shrubs
- juniper berriesAromatic evergreen seed cones
- juniper bushAromatic evergreen shrub