A GIFT TO GROW – HERBILICOUS

What can I say except that a feast of flavours await, both annual and perennial herbs are included, all are top culinary choices.  Herb flowers are also a welcome food source for many pollinators and beneficial insects.  This super selection contains one packet each of...

Basil Nufar F1 ~ both sweet and spicy this vigorous hybrid basil will give you a high yield with the benefit of being disease resistant   

Chives, Garlic ~ also known as Chinese chives these have a mild garlic flavour, use in salads or in cooked dishes.  The flowers are also edible               

Chamomile ~ the daisy like flowers can be used for teas.  It is reported to be a good companion plant to onions and is said to improve the crop yield

Chervil ~ delicious and takes just 6-8 weeks to reach harvesting size or cut even younger to use as a baby salad green            

Coriander Confetti ~ unique feathery fern-like leaves with the distinctive coriander taste combined with a touch of sweetness: glorious and indispensable      

Lemon Balm ~ growing into a bushy plant with leaves you can use for seasoning or for a lemon flavoured tea

Marjoram, Sweet ~ highly aromatic with a superb flavour, use in any recipe that asks for marjoram.         

Mint, Spearmint ~ dark green, oval, toothed foliage with arrow shaped lilac flowers (also known as garden mint), we think this is the best for mint sauce or jelly

Sage, Painted ~ this is a very decorative plant yet both the leaves and flowers can be used to flavour food and drinks.           

Sorrel, French ~ a very traditional herb, the large leaves of which are used in salads but can also be used like spinach in soups       

Thyme Creeping ~ low growing variety, with beautiful purple flowers, giving you a great flavour for seasoning       

Welsh Onion, Red ~ a hardier and earlier alternative to spring onions.  The lower stems develop a red tinge