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Herb uses
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Delicate plant with pretty white flowers with bright green feathery secondary leaflets. Uses: Seasoning, culinary and aromatic |
Chives | Hardy perennial herb with mild onion taste. Excellent in stews, salads or soups. Uses: Culinary and ornamental. | Marshmallow | Hardy perennial with pink or white flowers from late summer to autumn. Grey leaves covered in soft hair. Uses: Flowers, leaves and roots all edible and medicinal uses | |
| Bush Basil | Very tasty small leaved basil with good spicy taste and scent. Uses: Culinary, oils and aromatic. | Clary Sage | Attractive biennial. May need cutting back. Uses: Flowers used in salads, foliage can be cooked. | Oregano | The hot peppery flavour of the leaves is very popular in Italian, Spanish and Mexican cooking. Uses: Culinary | |
| Cinnamon basil | Delightful narrow leaved basil with a spicy cinnamon scent and taste. Uses: Seasoning, ornamental and aromatic. | Dill | Vigorous herb, ideal for home pickling. Uses: Culinary and ornamental | Peppermint | Easy to grow spreading perennials. Leaves contain refreshing oils. Uses: Culinary and teas | |
| Lemon Basil | Attractive grey green foliage with a distinct lemon scent. Uses: Culinary, vinegar and aromatic. | Evening Primrose | Hardy biennial with large yellow flowers, scented in the evening. Uses: Culinary and medicinal | Salad Burnet | Evergreen hardy perennial. Produces spikes of crimson flowers in summer. Uses: Culinary, ornamental and medicinal | |
| Lettuce Basil | Pungent spicy basil with extra large leaves on bushy plants bearing late summer white flowers. Uses: Culinary and aromatic. | Feverfew | Chrysanthemum type leaf with white daisy like flowers from early summer. Uses: Culinary and medicinal | Sage | Perennial evergreen herb popular for flavouring. Uses: Seasoning, fragrance and ornamental | |
| Lime Basil | Wonderful basil that combines the flavour of basil and lime to give an unusual, dramatic tasty plant. Uses: Culinary, oils and aromatic. | Flat leaf Parsley | The best parsley for culinary use. Small white flowers and strong flavour. Uses: Culinary and medicinal | Summer Savory | Annual herb with bushy fragrant foliage. Uses: Seasoning and fragrance | |
| Red Basil | Fragrant red leaves, pink flowers appear in summer. Uses: Culinary and ornamental. | French Sorrel | A sturdy long lived perennial herb with tangy tasty leaves. Uses: Culinary | Winter Savory | Evergreen perennial herb that resembles Thyme with the taste of sage and rosemary. Uses: Culinary | |
| Sweet Basil | Popular annual herb with fragrant, leafy stems and a bushy appearance. Uses: Culinary and ornamental | Heartsease | Hardy perennial that will flower from spring to autumn. Uses: medicinal | St Johns Wort | Hardy perennial with scented yellow flowers throughout the summer. Uses: Medicinal. | |
| Siam Queen Thai Basil | Attractive basil with deep purple flowers above dark green leaves. An aniseed aroma and flavour. Uses: Culinary, oils and aromatic. | Hyssop | Compact sub shrub with fragrant foliage and flowers. Uses: Fragrance, seasoning and ornamental | Sweet Marjoram | Attractive bushy annual herb. Uses: Culinary | |
| Borage | Attractive herb with bright blue flowers throughout the summer. Uses: Culinary and drinks. | Lemon Balm | Perennial herb with lemon scented foliage. Uses: seasoning, tea and cosmetics | Thyme | Attractive fragrant foliage complimented by small flowers in the summer. Uses: Culinary and ornamental. | |
| Chervil
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Can be used instead of Parsley, has a sweeter flavour. Uses: seasoning, garnish and salads. | Pot Marigold | Hardy annual with daisy like flowers from spring to autumn. Uses: Culinary and medicinal |
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