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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.
Basil 'Sweet Green'Ocimum basillicum Customer RatingWith a flavour that tastes of mint and cloves, Basil ‘Sweet Green’ compliments courgette and tomato dishes and is quite legendary in pesto. Large aromatic leaves are produced on neat bushy plants. The fresh basil leaves make a delicious addition to salads and pasta dishes. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 40cm (16”). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Fennel 'Victoria' F1 HybridFoeniculum vulgare, Florence Fennel, Sweet Fennel Outstanding yields of large, smooth and pure white bulbs with an enticing and traditional aniseed flavour. Fennel ‘Victoria’ is a newly bred form which has neat foliage and improved resistance to bolting. The foliage of this hardy perennial makes a tasty addition to salads or as an attractive garnish. With a multitude of uses, fennel can even be used as a compress for softening rough chapped hands, or for treating numerous ailments. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 45cm (18").Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Coriander 'Calypso'Coriandrum sativum, Cilantro, Chinese Parsley This British bred coriander has excellent bolting resistance and can be cut back and allowed to re-grow at least 3 times throughout the summer due to its extremely low growing point. This quick growing annual herb is best grown for its delicious foliage that can be added to salads, curries and soups. Height: 40cm (16”). Spread: 25cm (10”).Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
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 |
CorianderCoriandrum sativum, Cilantro, 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 |
MintMentha x piperita, Peppermint The ideal accompaniment to roast lamb - homemade mint sauce is hard to beat! Add to boiled new potatoes and peas, make mint jelly or garnish summer drinks. Growing mint plants is so easy and this aromatic herb plant has a multitude of culinary uses. This vigorous perennial is best planted in a container to control its spread. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 100cm (39").Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Dill 'Bouquet'Anethum graveolens, Peucedanum graveolens An exquisite dwarf form of this charming, architectural herb. The delicate, ferny foliage is highly attractive and surprisingly compact, making it ideal for container growing. Excellent in the herb garden and ideal for windowsill growing. Dill ‘Bouquet’ is easy to grow and tolerant of most conditions, requiring little maintenance. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 20cm (8").Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Basil 'Crimson King'Ocimum basilicum Customer RatingGrow this new British bred Genovese type for a 100% purple leaved Basil with increased vigour, uniformity, and traditional ‘cupped’ leaves. Basil ‘Crimson King’ makes an excellent ornamental edible adding a bright splash of colour to the herb garden, and is ideal grown on the windowsill, or in containers or baskets outdoors in the summer. 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 |
ComfreySymphytum officinale Comfrey leaves can be harvested several times a season and used as a compost activator to help breakdown other compost materials. This perennial herb is also used as a mulch, and makes superb liquid manure on tomato and potatoes plants. Height: 120 (47"). Spread: 150cm (59").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 |
Basil 'Siam Queen'Ocimum x citriodorum A particularly fragrant selection and a distinct improvement over other Thai Basils. Basil ‘Siam Queen’ has an extra large leaf with an intense liquorice fragrance. The bright green basil leaves make an attractive foil for its purple-red stems which bear violet-pink flowers. Superb as a container plant on the patio or you could try growing basil on the kitchen windowsill and 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 |
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 |