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HERB Balm - Lemon 8.5cm/9cm
A bushy upright perennial with wrinkled, light green leaves and spikes of yellow flowers from June to August. Can be used in stuffings, jams, fruit salads, vegetable salads and fruit drinks. Height - 60-120cm (2-4ft); Spread - 45cm (18in). Prefers a well-drained soil in a sunny position.
HERB Chamomile - Lawn / Treneague 9cm
An evergreen perennial herb with a prostrate habit. A dense mat of aromatic green foliage is produced which never produces flowers so can make an ideal lawn or fragrant container plant. Will grow in most well-drained soils in a sunny position.
HERB Chives - Common 8.5/9cm
Aromatic perennial with green leaves. Dense umbels of bell-shaped bright pink flowers from May to July. Grown for its edible, hollow dark green leaves for use in salads, soups etc. Height - 60cm (24in); Spread - 8cm (3in). Will grow in most well-drained soils in sun or partial shade.
HERB Chives - Garlic 8.5/9cm
Clump forming perennial with long thin flat leaves and pretty white flowers. The mild garlic flavoured leaves can be chopped and added to salads, cooked vegetables, soups, egg and cheese dishes. The flowers are good in slalads. Height - 30cm (12in); Spread - 8cm (3in). Will grow in most well-drained soils in sun.
HERB Coriander 8.5/9cm
(Coriandrum sativum). An annual with white flowers in summer followed by round seeds. The leaves before flowering have the best flavour. Whole plant is edible -both the leaves and the seeds. Height - 60cm (24in). Prefers a very well-drained sunny position.
HERB Fennel - Green 8.5/9cm
A tall and graceful perennial herb sometimes mistaken for dill but with a completely different taste and fragrance. Very fine green leaves and bright yellow flowers. Used primarily with fish sauces and cooked vegetables. Height - Up to 1.5m (Up to 5ft). Prefers a sunny site in well-drained soil.
HERB Lavender - 'Hidcote' 8.5/9cm
'Lavender'. A compact bushy evergreen shrub with narrow silvery grey leaves and spikes of dark purple flowers from July to August. Height - 60cm (24in); Spread - 75cm (30in). Prefers a sunny position in well drained soil.
HERB Mint - Basil 9cm
(Mentha x piperita f. citrata). Purple flowers from summer to autumn. Oval, shiny, mid green, peppermint and basil scented leaves. Prefers a sunny position in moist, well-drained soil. Height - 40cm (16in). Use in oils and vinegars.
HERB Mint - Chocolate Peppermint 9cm
Dark green leaves with dark veins. Dense clusters of mauve-pink flowers from June to August. Can be grown in pots. The extra strong peppermint flavour has a hint of chocolate. Add to puddings, Summer drinks and tea. Prefers sun or part-shade in moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Height - 60cm (2ft).
HERB Mint - Garden 8.5/9cm9cm
Bright green leaves with mauve flowers in Summer. Used for mint sauce, marinades and seasoning meat and fish. Prefers sun or part-shade in a fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Height - 45cm (18in). Spread 30cm+ (12in).
HERB Mint - Orange 9cm
(Mentha x piperita f. citrata). Mauve/pink flowers from summer to autumn. Large roundish, purple and orange tinged, dark green leaves. Culinary, definite orange flavour. Good in salads both green and fruit. Prefers a fertile, moist, well-drained soil in a sunny position. Height - 60cm (24in).
HERB Mint - Strawberry 9cm
(Mentha piperata). A NEW Mint with a striking strawberry aroma and flavour. Ideal for fruit punches and teas and added to soft cheeses. Topped with spirals of lilac flowers in Summer. Prefers a fertile, moist, well-drained soil in sun or part-shade. Height - 50cm (20in).
HERB Pennyroyal - Creeping 9cm
A vigorous, low-growing plant which forms a carpet of dark green leaves with a strong peppermint scent and flavour. Whorls of small mauve flowers in Summer. Can be grown in pots and tubs. Prefers partial shade in moist but well-drained soil. Useful as an insect repellent. Height - 10cm (4in).
HERB Sage - Tricolor 9cm
(Salvia officinalis Tricolor). An upright hardy form with leaves which are green, cream and mauve tinted. Prefers a well-drained soil in full sun. Height - 40cm+ (16in+). Culinary Use - Stuffings and stews.
HERB Savory - Winter 9cm
(Satureja montana). A woody perennial with dark green, shiny, pointed leaves. Indeal for use in soups, with poultry, when sauteing, etc. A very versatile herb. Height - 20-25cm (8-10in). Benefits from being cut back regularly. Prefers a well-drained soil in a sunny position.
HERB Thyme - 'Silver Queen' 8.5cm/9cm
Variegated, silvery-white, oval leaves with pale pink flowers. An evergreen, low-growing herb with a lemon fragrance. Leaves can be used in cooking, particularly fish or chicken. Prefers a sunny spot in moist but very well-drained soil. Prune back leggy stems in early Spring. Height - 10cm (4in). Spread - 30cm (12in).
HERB Thyme - Broad Leaf 8.5cm/9cm
(Thymus pulegioides). A low-growing thyme with rounded dark green leaves and spikes of deep pink flowers in Summer. Leaves can be used with fish and chicken as well as in stews. Prefers a sunny position in moist but very well-drained soil. Trim after flowering. Height - 25cm (10in).
HERB Thyme - Golden 8.5cm/9cm
'Golden Thyme'. An evergreen mat-forming sub-shrub with mid-green leaves suffused yellow, bright yellow in full sun. Pale lavender-pink flowers from June to August. Height - 10cm (4in); Spread - 20cm (8in). Prefers a sunny position in well-drained soil.
HERB Mint - After Eight 9cm
Dark green leaves with dark veins. Dense clusters of mauve-pink flowers from June to August. Can be grown in pots. The extra strong peppermint flavour has a hint of chocolate. Add to puddings, Summer drinks and tea. Prefers sun or part-shade in moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Height - 60cm (2ft).
HERB Mint - Corsican 9cm
(Mentha requienii). The smallest of the mints, forms a low carpet of tiny bright green leaves with minute purple flowers. Very strong pepermint scent. Excellent ground cover plant for damp shade. Leaves can be used sparingly in salads. Prefers sun or part-shade in a fertile, moist but well-drained soil.
HERB Mint - Lemon 9cm
(Mentha piperata x citrata). Has a fresh lemon and mint scent and produces purple flowers in Summer. Mauve flowers in Summer. Prefers a fertile, moist, well-drained soil in a sunny position. Can be used in Summer drinks, fruit salads, etc. Height - 45cm (18in).
HERB Mint - Moroccan 8.5cm/9cm
(Mentha spicata var. crispa). A spreading perennial with spearmint flavoured leaves. Dense clusters of white flowers from June to August. Prefers a fertile, moist, well-drained soil in a sunny position. Height 40cm.
