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Herbs are very easy to grow and are essential ingredients for all types of cooking, as well as injecting life into a salad. Grow them on your windowsill or create a herb garden just outside your kitchen door, so that you can easily pick a few leaves to add to your meals.
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum This perennial member of the onion family is undemanding and easy to grow, returning year after year, and attracting bees and butterflies to its pretty pink blooms. Chives are an essential addition to the herb garden. Their leaves and edible flowers make them indispensible for garnishing potato salad, soups and other savoury dishes. Chives are ideal for edging paths and borders and also make an excellent companion plant, deterring pests such as carrot root fly. Height: 40cm (16”). Spread: 30cm (12”).Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Parsley 'Laura'Petroselinum crispum 'Laura', Plain-leaved Parsley, Flat-leaved Parsley, Italian Parsley, French Parsley A flat-leaved parsley with a more intense flavour than some other varieties. This hardy biennial herb makes an excellent addition to the herb garden. Try growing parsley indoors on a bright kitchen windowsill, where Parsley ‘Laura’ is becoming increasingly popular for its versatility and diverse range of culinary uses. Height and spread: 45cm (18”).Useful links: More info |
Parsley 'Lisette'Petroselinum crispum 'Lisette', Curly Parsley, Curled-leaf Parsley An improved ‘Green Pearl’ type, producing a vigorous rosette of longer stems with more pronounced, finer curled dark green leaves, that stand well without yellowing or bolting. Curled leaved parsley is a useful, low maintenance addition to herb gardens. Try growing parsley indoors on a bright kitchen windowsill, where Parsley ‘Lisette’ will produce fresh leaves virtually all year round. Height and spread: 30cm (12”).Useful links: More info |
Lemon GrassCymbopogon citratus A real delicacy, Lemon Grass is essential in Thai and Vietnamese dishes and an excellent addition to soups, curries, sauces and fish dishes. The woody stems of this refreshing herb are also delicious for making an invigorating tea. Height: 150cm (59"). Spread: 90cm (35").Useful links: More info |
Thyme 'Old English'Thymus vulgaris One of the most useful kitchen herbs for stews, stuffings and bouquet garni. This aromatic, evergreen thyme will grow almost anywhere in containers, rock gardens, borders, and even cracks in paving. Ideal for creating low, matt forming groundcover that will attract bees to the tiny, pink blooms. Thyme is particularly useful in coastal areas where it copes well with winds and dry conditions. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 35cm (14”).Useful links: More info |
Parsley 'Plain Leaved (Sheeps) 2' (Flat Leaved)Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum, Flat-leaved Parsley, Plain-leaved Parsley, Italian Parsley, French Parsley This hardy biennial is one of the most popular herbs for culinary use as a garnish, flavouring sauces and pastry, and associating particularly well with fish. With a stronger flavour than curled varieties, this ‘Flat-leaved’ or ‘Italian’ Parsley makes a useful, low maintenance addition to herb gardens, or grow parsley indoors on a bright kitchen windowsill. Height and spread: 45cm (18”).Useful links: More info |
Rosemary - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsRosmarinus officinalis Essential with roast lamb, the dark green aromatic foliage of rosemary has a multitude of culinary uses. This shrubby evergreen is ideal for a sunny herb garden and even survives in poor soils, requiring very little maintenance. Height and spread: 150cm (59in).Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
SageSalvia officinalis, English Sage The soft blue-green leaves of sage are ideal for adding their rich flavour to meats and stuffing. This hardy sub-shrub is an essential herb for adding to the Sunday roast but also makes an attractive plant in the perennial border. The flavour of the leaves will be best when growing sage in warm, dry conditions. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 90cm (36").Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Parsley 'Laura' - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh CollectionPetroselinum crispum 'Laura', Plain-leaved Parsley, Flat-leaved Parsley, Italian Parsley, French Parsley
A kitchen favourite - this flat leaved parsley has an intense flavour ideal for bringing a huge range of cooked or salad dishes to life. As well as growing outdoors, Parsley 'Laura' can be grown on the windowsill all year round. Height and spread: 45cm (18"). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Parsley (Flat Leaved) - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsPetroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum, Plain-leaved Parsley, Italian Parsley, French Parsley This hardy biennial is one of the most popular herbs for culinary use as a garnish, flavouring sauces and pastry, and associating particularly well with fish. With a stronger flavour than curled varieties, this ‘Flat-leaved’ or ‘Italian’ Parsley makes a useful, low maintenance addition to herb gardens, or grow parsley indoors on a bright kitchen windowsill. Height and spread: 45cm (18”).Useful links: More info |
Sage - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsSalvia officinalis, English Sage The soft blue-green leaves of sage are ideal for adding their rich flavour to meats and stuffing. This hardy sub-shrub is an essential herb for adding to the Sunday roast but also makes an attractive plant in the perennial border. The flavour of the leaves will be best when growing sage in warm, dry conditions. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 90cm (36").Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Thyme 'Old English' - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsThymus vulgaris One of the most useful kitchen herbs for stews, stuffings and bouquet garni. This aromatic, evergreen thyme will grow almost anywhere in containers, rock gardens, borders, and even cracks in paving. Ideal for creating low, matt forming groundcover that will attract bees to the tiny, pink blooms. Thyme is particularly useful in coastal areas where it copes well with winds and dry conditions. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 35cm (14”).Useful links: More info |