A PERENNIAL growing to 60cm. Prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Grows best in full sun, but can tolerate semi-shade.
Leaves are a popular culinary flavouring and it has centuries of medicinal use.
A bushy deciduous PERENNIAL oregano with small, aromatic leaves that are edged with cream. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Tiny pink flowers in summer and early autumn.
Can be used as normal oregano in cooking, but not as flavoursome.
A PERENNIAL growing to 30cm with wrinkled yellow-green leaves. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun. Purple-pink flowers appears in the summer. Can be used in cooking, but not as flavoursome as oregano or marjoram.
A PERENNIAL growing to 60cm. Prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Grows best in full sun, but can tolerate semi-shade.
Leaves are a popular culinary flavouring and it has centuries of medicinal use.
A BIENNIAL growing to 60cm. Prefers moist soil in a full sun or semi-shade position and can grow in saline soils.
Leaves are eaten raw or cooked, mainly in soups, but can be eaten in salads in small amounts. It has historical medicinal uses for indigestion and for calming anxiety.
Looks like a cross between celery and parsley, hence the name PAR(sley)-CEL(ery).
A BIENNIAL growing to 60cm. Prefers a moist, well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade. Triple-curled parsley has tripinnate leaves that curl in and over on the edges making it a very decorative plant.
Leaves are frequently used as a flavouring and garnish, and eaten raw or cooked. It has a long history as a traditional domestic herbal remedy.
A BIENNIAL growing to 60cm. Prefers a moist, well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade. Flat-leaf parsley has tripinnate leaves that are flat (not curly) and is said to have stronger flavour than the curly variety.
Leaves are frequently used as a flavouring and garnish, and eaten raw or cooked. It has a long history as a traditional domestic herbal remedy.
An evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.2m. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender.
This pelargonium has citrus-lemon scent. Flowers are edible.
An evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 30cm. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender.
This pelargonium soft grey-green leaves with a lovely spicy nutmeg scent. Pretty white flowers are edible.
An evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 70cm. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender. Can grow in semi-shade.
This pelargonium has large, very soft and velvety strongly mint scented leaves. Flowers are edible.
An evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.2cm. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender.
This pelargonium has strongly rose scented leaves and pretty pink flowers. Flowers are edible.
An evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 60cm. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender.
This pelargonium has green leaves with an attractive irregular variegated margin and rose-mint scented leaves. Flowers are edible.
An evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.2m. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender.
This pelargonium has a soft spicy scent reminiscent of ginger. Flowers are big, bright and edible.
A flowering ANNUAL growing to 60cm. It has an erect habit and intricately cut lacy-looking leaves and bell-shaped blue or lavender coloured flowers on a coiled cyme. It is noted for attracting wildlife, especially bees.
Grows in any well-drained soil in a full sun position. It is grown primarily as a bee attracting plant, and a green crop.
Plantago major ‘Atropurpurea’ or Purple Plantain, features broad leaves and inconspicuous flower spikes, thriving in lawns and meadows. Renowned for its anti-inflammatory properties, this versatile herb is utilized in herbal remedies for various conditions and can also be consumed as a nutritious vegetable. In addition to its medicinal and culinary uses, Plantain acts as a natural ground cover, promoting soil health and supporting pollinators in garden ecosystems.
An ANNUAL growing to 60cm. Prefers moist well-drained soil in full sun. A valuable ornamental plant in the garden. Pretty double-flowers in a pale purple.
A DECIDUOUS shrub growing to 2m. Prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade. Fruit, root and stem are edible while the
leaves and roots have medicinal actions.
A PERENNIAL growing to 1.2m. Prefers moist well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade, and can grow in heavy clay soil.
The leaf stem is cooked and eaten with fruit in tarts. The leaf itself is toxic and should not be eaten. Roots are used medicinally.
Victoria is said to be the best cooking rhubarb with sweeter and milder slender green stems with a red blush that are very tender.
A PERENNIAL growing to 1.2m. Prefers moist well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade, and can grow in heavy clay soil.
The leaf stem is cooked and eaten with fruit in tarts. The leaf itself is toxic and should not be eaten. Roots are used medicinally.
Glaskins Perpetual is an heirloom variety with large, long stemmed, bright red juicy stalks that are full of flavour.