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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.
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 |
Oregano - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsOriganum vulgare, Wild Marjoram, Pot Marjoram, English Marjoram, Wintersweet This hardy perennial herb has sweet smelling, aromatic foliage which is commonly used in Mediterranean cuisine. Try it sprinkling oregano on lamb or pork before cooking. Oregano, also known as Pot Marjoram makes a useful and low maintenance addition to the herb garden. The flowers produced in summer and autumn can also be used for flavouring after they have been gently dried. 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 |
Basil 'Classico' - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsOcimum basilicum, Common Basil, Sweet Basil Essential for authentic Italian cuisine, this sweet basil is one of the most popular varieties, with a strong scent and distinctive fresh flavour. Try growing Basil on the kitchen windowsill or in convenient containers outside the back door. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 30cm (12”).Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Dill - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsAnethum graveolens, Peucedanum graveolens This aromatic annual can be grown for its seeds or its rich, aniseed flavoured foliage that compliments fish dishes particularly well. The feathery dill leaves make an attractive addition to a sunny herb garden. This easy to grow herb is tolerant of most conditions and requires little maintenance. Height: 90cm (35"). 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 (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 |
Lovage - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsLevisticum officinale, Ligusticum levisticum Perennial herb lovage has a distinctive flavour that combines the savoury tastes of celery and anise. Use the young leaves in soups, stews and salads or cut the stems for crystallizing. Aromatic lovage seed can also be harvested for adding to savoury baked dishes. This tall hardy herb makes a useful addition to the back of borders and kitchen gardens. Height: 2m (79"). Spread: 1m (39").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 |
Coriander (Cilantro) - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsCoriandrum sativum, Chinese Parsley A quick growing, dual purpose annual herb that is grown for its seeds or fresh young leaves. Coriander seeds are delicious in cakes, and when crushed add an orangey flavour to meat dishes. The young leaves of coriander (often called 'Cilantro') can be finely chopped and added to curies, sauces, chutneys and salads. Height: 60cm (24”). Spread: 25cm (10”).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 |
Parsley 'Green Pearl' - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsPetroselinum crispum 'Green Pearl', Curly Parsley, Curled-leaf Parsley An organic, curled-leaved parsley with a milder flavour than its flat leaved cousins. This hardy biennial herb makes an attractive garnish and remains one of the most popular herbs for culinary use associating particularly well with fish. Curled leaved parsley is a useful, low maintenance addition to herb gardens. Try growing parsley indoors on a bright kitchen windowsill, where Parsley ‘Green Pearl’ will produce fresh leaves virtually all year round.Height and spread: 45cm (18”).Useful links: More info |
Chervil (Curled) - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsAnthriscus cerefolium One of the most deliciously flavoured culinary herbs, widely used on the continent for its rich savoury flavour resembling that of caraway, which blends well with fish and meat. Chervil is one of the few hardy annual herbs for all-year-round use. The leaves can be chopped and used in salads, stews, and dressings, or used as a garnish in the same way as parsley. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 25cm (10”).Useful links: More info |
Chives 'Staro' - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsAllium schoenoprasum Customer RatingOrganic herb Chives ‘Staro’ has a mild onion flavour that makes an excellent for garnish for potato salad, soups and other savoury dishes. 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. Chives also make an excellent companion plant, deterring pests such as carrot root fly. Height: 20cm (8"). Spread: 315cm (6"). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |