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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Basil 'Christmas'Ocimum basilicum A wonderful new basil from British breeding of Thai and Genovese crosses. Basil ‘Christmas’ produces large glossy leaves with a unique fruity, mulled-wine aroma associated with Christmas time. The aromatic foliage adds flavour to all manner of dishes, particularly Italian recipes. A profusion of stunning purple flowers makes this herb a decorative, edible pot plant for the kitchen windowsill, the flower border, or for containers outside. Height: 30cm (12”). 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' - 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 |
Basil 'Sweet Green' - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh CollectionOcimum basillicum
A favourite with gardeners and cooks throughout the world. The pungent, spicy clove-like aroma of Basil' Sweet Green' makes the perfect complement to a number of dishes, especially those containing tomatoes. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 40cm (16”). 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 |