Herbs grown as groundcovers and lawn substitutes.
Seeds will become available from May.
If you are interested in my Mini Grow & Use Guides, please email me for processing at minette@tonoli.co.nz during the shop's vacation dates.
The physical nursery and gates sales table plant stand is also closed over winter and will be up and running in spring 2025 for the 2025/26 growing season.
Always happy to answer emails, and remember to follow my socials for herb inspiration throughout the year. @meadowsweetherbsnz on both Insta and Facebook.
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Ajuga – Pink Spires
$7.50Read moreThs Ajuga is a low growing EVERGREEN PERENNIAL with light to deep green leaves that make a dense spreading ground cover and in spring sends up 15cm flower stalks bearing many pink flowers that are very attractive to bees and butterflies. It grows well in full shade, semi-shade or full sun and can tolerate some drought.
Leaves and young shoots are edible raw and it has some history as a wound herb, but is rarely used today.
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Ajuga – Purple
$7.50Read moreAjuga is a low growing EVERGREEN PERENNIAL with dark green to purple leaves that make a dense spreading ground cover and in spring sends up 15cm flower stalks bearing many purple flowers that are very attractive to bees and butterflies. It grows well in full shade, semi-shade or full sun and can tolerate some drought.
Leaves and young shoots are edible raw and it has some history as a wound herb, but is rarely used today.
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Ajuga – Variegated
$7.50Read moreThis Ajuga is a low growing EVERGREEN PERENNIAL with green and white variegated leaves that make a dense spreading ground cover and in spring sends up 15cm flower stalks bearing many purple flowers that are very attractive to bees and butterflies. It grows well in full shade, semi-shade or full sun and can tolerate some drought.
Leaves and young shoots are edible raw and it has some history as a wound herb, but is rarely used today. -
Alyssum – sweet
$5.50Read moreAlyssum is a low growing ANNUAL reaching 20cm in height. The much branched stem has small, broad oval to lanceolate sessile leaves and dense clusters of small flowers. Noted for their sweet scent like honey, they come in white, pink, salmon, rose-red, violet and lilac and are known to attract insects such as bees. The plant does well in almost any well-drained soil in a full sun position.
Young leaves, stems and flowers can be added to salads or as an edible garnish. Has some medicinal use, especially in Spain.
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Catmint – Common
$6.50Read moreEasy to grow PERENNIAL with tall flowering spikes up to 1.2m tall. It has aromatic opposite heart-shaped, green to gray-green leaves and lavender-blue flowers. Related to catnip, but much showier, and very attractive to bees. Most catmints prefer full sun and well-drained, not overly fertile soil. While not as enticing to cats as true catnip, felines may still try to roll on catmints.
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Chamomile – True Lawn (Trenegue)
$7.50Read moreAn EVERGREEN PERENNIAL that forms a delightful fragrant ornamental edging or groundcover. Prefers hot and dry sunny sites, but can grow in partial shade.
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Gotu Kola
$8.50Read moreAn EVERGREEN HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL growing to 20cm and spreading. Frost tender , it can grow in semi-shaded areas or in full sun, and prefers moist or wet soils.
Stems are slender, creeping stolons from a cream-coloured rhizomatous rootstock. Leaves are kidney-shaped and palmately veined.
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Marjoram – Golden ‘Acorn Banks’
$7.50Read moreA hardy mat-forming PERENNIAL growing to 40cm with bright golden-green leaves. Prefers a full sun position (brighter leaves) or semi-shade (leaves tend to be more green) and well-drained soil. Leaves are edible, and used much the same as marjoram and oregano to flavour Mediterranean dishes.
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Mint – Corsican mint
$8.50Read moreA PERENNIAL low growing evergreen mint with fresh scent when bruised. Tiny leaves and creeping habit.
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Mint – Pennyroyal mint
$8.50Read moreA PERENNIAL low growing native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Leaves emit a very strong mint fragrance
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Nasturtium – Cherry Rose
$7.50Read moreTropaeolum spp, commonly known as Nasturtiums, dazzle with trumpet-shaped flowers in red, orange, and yellow hues, boasting round, disc-like leaves in trailing or upright growth patterns. These annual plants are prized for ornamental beauty and culinary applications, adding a zesty, peppery taste to various dishes. Moreover, Nasturtiums attract pollinators and act as natural insect repellents, enhancing biodiversity in garden settings.
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Okinawa Spinach
$12.50Read moreA PERENNIAL growing to 90cm with a sprawling habit. Prefers a well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade.
Eaten as a medicinal vegetable.