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Herb of the Month: March 2020

This month we celebrate Bergamot, but not the bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia) that famously flavours Earl Grey and Lady Grey…

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Herb of the Month: January 2020

For 2020 we are kicking off Herb of the Month with the International Herb Association's Herb of the Year -…

Aloe vera CategoriesHerb Information Sheets

Aloe vera

Aloe vera is an evergreen succulent perennial with narrow fleshy dull green leaves with spiny margins. Its healing gel (plant sap) is…

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Mustard family (Brassica spp)

Many herbs and vegetables fall in the mustard family (Brassica spp). Commonly known as cruciferous vegetables, they include numerous species of wild…

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Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)

You either love it, or hate it. Coriander, cilantro or dahnia, is an annual herb much used in Indian and…

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Basil (Ocimum spp)

There is such a large variety of basil available! From sweet to spicy cinnamon or lip-smacking lemon flavoured, some are small-leaved…

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Rockets – Salad (Eruca sativa), Wild (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) and Perennial (Eruca sylvestris)

Fresh peppery leaves of rocket (either the cultivated salad rocket, or what is known as wild rocket) are a delightful…

Poppy Shirley Summer Mix CategoriesHerb Information Sheets

Poppy – Shirley Summer Mix (Papaver rhoeas)

These beautiful poppies are a delight in any springtime garden – their nodding heads of fragile looking tissue-papery blooms come in…

Nicandra physalodes CategoriesHerb Information Sheets

Shoo-fly (Nicandra physalodes)

The shoo-fly plant is a pretty addition to any garden with its beautiful bell-shaped purple flowers and Chinese-lantern style fruit,…

Anise Hyssop CategoriesHerb Information Sheets

Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)

Even-though Agastache, or Liquorice Mint, is also known as Anise Hyssop, Lavender Hyssop, or Blue Giant Hyssop, it is not a true…