Common Name: Thyme – Turkey Latin Name: Thymus ‘Westmoreland’ Description: Small, highly fragrant, green leaves with a mass of small pink flowers in summer. Turkey thyme copes very well with sandy soil and full sun. Perennial. 40cm. Harvesting: Harvest leaves at any time but they are at their most flavoursome when in flower. They have […]
Common Name: Thyme – Silver Queen Latin Name: Thymus x citriodorus ‘Silver Queen’ Description: Beautifully lemon-scented, glossy silver green and cream variegated leaves. Small pink flowers are borne in summer. Silver Queen Thyme is stunning when mass planted or used as a low growing hedge. Plant as a path border so that visitors brush past […]
Common Name: Thyme – Silver Posie Latin Name: T. vulgaris ‘Silver Posie’ Description: Small, highly fragrant green leaves with a silver variegation. Mauve pink flowers are born in summer. The silver foliage looks beautiful in a night time garden or dotted throughout the garden just for a bit of sparkle. Perennial. 40cm. Harvesting: Harvest leaves […]
Common Name: Thyme – Pizza Description: A very beautiful thyme with attractive glossy green and maroon leaves and the most distinctive pizza aroma. Pink flowers in summer. Perennial. 30cm. Harvesting: Harvest leaves at any time but they are at their most flavoursome when in flower. The leaves are far better if used fresh though can […]
Common Name: Thyme – Lemon Latin Name: Thymus x citriodorus Description: Beautifully lemon-scented, glossy green leaves with small pink flowers in summer. Perennial. 30cm. Harvesting: Harvest leaves at any time but most flavoursome when in flower. Use fresh or dried Best Results: For best flavour, do not overfeed or over water. Slightly limey soil. Uses: […]
Common Name: Thyme Latin Name: Thymus vulgaris Description: Classic culinary thyme with small, highly fragrant, grey-green leaves and small pale purplish flowers in summer. Perennial. 40cm. Harvesting: Harvest leaves at any time but most flavoursome when in flower. Use fresh or dried. Best Results: For best flavour, do not overfeed or over water. Slightly limey […]
Common Name: Tarragon French Latin Name: Artemisia dracunculus Description: Classic tarragon preferred for cooking. Sweet, almost aniseed fragrance from thin, grey-green leaves on sprawling bush. Perennial. Harvesting: Harvest in summer. Best used fresh or wet leaves and freeze in a plastic bag. 45cm. Best Results: Will die down in winter & grow back stronger in […]
Common Name: Tansy Latin Name: Tanacetum vulgare Description: Grey-green ferny foliage with heads of yellow, button-like flowers in summer and autumn. Spreads by creeping roots & dies back in winter. Perennial. 100cm. Harvesting: Pick leaves during warmer months. Best Results: Lift, divide and replant in Spring. Uses: Grow in borders of mixed flowers or in […]
Common Name: Stevia Sugar Herb Latin Name: Stevia rebaudiana Description: An exciting natural sweetener reputed to be 300 times sweeter than sugar. Long, green leaves taste sugary when chewed. It is perennial in warmer climates but might not last through a cold winter without protection such as a mini hot house or plastic surround. Height […]
Common Name: Spring Onion Latin Name: Allium fistulosum Description: Straight, white stems changing to green leaves. Slightly enlarged bulb. Prefers pH 5.3 to 5.8. Choose sunny position and keep soil moist. Height 30cm. Harvesting: Pull the plant when 30cm tall and stem between 8 to 15mm thick. Best Results: Plant in sheltered position to prevent […]
